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I work for a home health company that specifically cares for sick employees of the nuclear era. People who worked at sites like Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, Savannah

I work for a home health company that specifically cares for sick employees of the nuclear era. People who worked at sites like Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, Savannah River Site, Hanford and elsewhere. Some of their stories are really incredible - particularly the level of secrecy. Sadly, many ended up getting sick due to the dangerous work environment. I've seen pictures of guys holding uranium rods with barely any protection. Many wont speak or seek help because the secret nature of the sites is so engrained into their psyche.

batbomb 12y ago
> Sadly, many ended up getting sick due to the dangerous work environment. I've seen pictures of guys holding uranium rods with barely any protection. This is often safe, actually, but that's not always the case. How safe can depend on a few factors, such as enrichment, purity, presence of neutron moderator (graphite, water, beryllium, etc...) I've been within several feet of low-enrichment uranium rods before without any specific protection equipment (i.e. water) at one of the reactors I've visited. Spent rods are definitely dangerous though.
dTal 12y ago
>I've seen pictures of guys holding uranium rods with barely any protection. I've done this and I'm okay.