Last Sunday, a semi carrying uranium ore caught fire near the Honeywell Plant in Metropolis, Illinois. The fire began in the engine of the truck cab and was subsequently put out by the fire department. Officials stated that the truck was not at the facility itself and there was no immediate danger. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been notified.
No one was hurt and the fire didn’t spread, but how often are trucks carrying uranium just bursting into flames in this country??
Apparently pretty often.
According to one commenter who claims to live near the plant on one of the few local news outlets that even reported on the incident, this is the third “accident” of a similar nature regarding uranium in the past four months at this location alone:
“Christina Avila — This is the third accident in the last 4 months. First 2 was UF6. We live close to Honeywell and they truly scare me. Someone needs to look into these leaks. We R all going to be glowing soon!!! To many crooked people covering up for them. It is a sad situation!!!”
uf6Note the UF6 she is referencing stands for “uranium hexafluoride”.
Local news report [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=57DBf8oNAuo[/url]