Officials order demolition of US homes after discovering radioactive hazard: 'Safety is our number one priority'

Officials order demolition of US homes after discovering radioactive hazard: 'Safety is our number one priority'

It has been almost 80 years since the conclusion of the Manhattan Project, and 52 years since a federal program was established to remediate sites connected with potential radiation exposure. 2026 marks the program's first demolition of a residential block. What's happening? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tested soil in the backyards of properties along the 800 block of Cades Cove Drive in Florissant, Missouri. It found nuclear contamination b…