Nuked recounts the long-term effects of radiological exposure in
St. Louis, Missouri-the city that refined uranium for the first
self- sustaining nuclear reaction and the first atomic bomb. As
part of the top-secret Manhattan Project during World War II, the
refining created an enormous amount of radioactive waste that
increased as more nuclear weapons were produced and stockpiled for
the Cold War. Unfortunately, government officials deposited the
waste on open land next to the municipal airport. An adjacent creek
transported radionuclides downstream to the Missouri River, thereby
contaminating St. Louis's northern suburbs. Amid official
assurances of safety, residents were unaware of the risks. The
resulting public health crisis continues today with cleanup
operations expected to last through the year 2238. Morice
attributes the crisis to several factors. They include a minimal
concern for land pollution; cutting corners to win the war; new
homebuilding practices that spread radioactive dirt; insufficient
reporting mechanisms for cancer; and a fragmented government that
failed to respond to regional problems.
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