At a nuclear waste storage location in Idaho, a newly repackaged barrel of radioactive material was found to have bursted. Later it was discovered that three other barrels, likely all packaged in the same day as the first, had also bursted. The cleanup efforts at the Idaho site had been ongoing for some time, and this is the first incident of its kind there. The barrels had been buried underground, and have been unearthed and repackaged in preparation for shipment to a more permanent site in New Mexico. It is currently unknown what caused the incident.

Key Takeaways:

• Northern Health recently alerted Kitmat residents that elevated turbidity had been noted in the Kitmat river, which supplies water to the town.
• Although there is no data to suggest that the water is unsafe to drink, further tests have been mandated.
• As if the last day of April no all clear had been issued, leaving residents to remain, cautious about water usage.

“Northern Health is advising children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems to boil their water before consuming it.”

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