Air monitors at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant detected heightened levels of radon gas created when radioactive element Radium 226 decays.

It reroutes the air with radon to the outside, Callister said, and is a permanent solution that generally costs about $1,800 to $2,200. He added a lot of companies offer 0% financing for payments.

Domestic radon exposure and childhood cancer risk by site and sex in 727 counties in the United States, 2001–2018. Science of The Total Environment, 954.

I’m all for containing massive piles of waste in place, filtering pond water to remove radon and radium-226, and covering ponds to prevent on-going water accumulation.

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