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13. A little more on this PILOT project:

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 02:36 PM

Dec 24

The agency now says that members of the public are not expected to come into contact with the road.

However, Mosaic, which will build the road, has described the effort as part of a pilot project that will “demonstrate the range of … road construction designs.” It’s not clear if additional road construction will follow — though doing so would likely require further approvals.

Typically, phosphogypsum is held in “stacks” as part of an attempt to limit public exposure, though this approach has also spurred environmental concerns — particularly in states like Florida that are prone to storms.

This report does a really bad job of explaining what's going on here. But it's the Hill, so par for the course.

I'd guess they're trying to find a use for phosphogypsum as a concrete additive.

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EPA approves pilot project to make road out of radioactive material in Florida [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 24 OP

I'm sure it'll be in the highest income areas LetsGetSmartAboutIt Dec 24 #1

amd, of course this stuff is done in poor black neighborhoods rampartd Dec 24 #3

street provides its own lighting rampartd Dec 24 #2

Sounds a lot like what is speculated as one of the things that helped kick off evolution. cstanleytech Dec 25 #21

perhaps the gift we leave the surviving species as we slouch towards extinction rampartd Dec 25 #22

I'm kinda meh over it though as the problems with the radon seem to occur when it's long term concentration. cstanleytech Dec 25 #23

after katrina, thousands of hhomes repaired with "chinese drywall" essentially radioactive gypsum rampartd Dec 25 #24

That makes sense because it's in a confined area but roads are open allowing it to dispers. cstanleytech Dec 26 #32

They'll find a way... 2naSalit Dec 24 #4

Phosphogypsum used in playground surfaces? maxsolomon Dec 24 #15

Yup... 2naSalit Dec 24 #16

When it rains, the radioactive material will leach into the surrounding soil. no_hypocrisy Dec 24 #5

110 Percent Dum djacq Dec 24 #6

Trump approved it, Biden stopped it's approval years ago but what...the EPA head and others decided to re-instate it? Bengus81 Dec 24 #7

Trump had already picked Lee Zeldin to head the EPA Jose Garcia Dec 24 #8

Current EPA head Michael Regan BumRushDaShow Dec 24 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 24 #18

What else could go wrong in Florida? Clouds Passing Dec 24 #10

This is Cherokee100 Dec 24 #11

Just when you think Florida could not get stupider... NotHardly Dec 24 #12

A little more on this PILOT project: maxsolomon Dec 24 #13

I included a link to the Federal Register notice BumRushDaShow Dec 24 #14

"the project is at least as protective of public health as maintaining the phosphogypsum in a stack." maxsolomon Dec 24 #17

WTF? We are slipping into insanity. And Rod Serling isn't narrating anymore. Evolve Dammit Dec 24 #19

It's the radioactivity stupid. It has HALF-lives of thousands of years. No better way to tell future generations FU. Evolve Dammit Dec 24 #20

Long half-lives usually means less dangerous. NutmegYankee Dec 25 #25

It shall be named "Cancer Road" sakabatou Dec 25 #26

Entirely missing from the article is any relevant data FBaggins Dec 25 #27

"Entirely missing from the article is any relevant data" BumRushDaShow Dec 25 #29

Mar-a-Lago Beach Club needs new Black Top Seal would this Work? Oneear Dec 25 #28

but why???? Why is this material necessary? Aren't there thousands of other things LymphocyteLover Dec 25 #30

I remember when they assured us they would have a plan for spent radiation travelingthrulife Dec 25 #31