Spain asks US to begin cleanup of nuclear accident site from 1966

Spain Asks U.S. To Begin Cleanup Of 1966 Nuclear Accident Site

A mid-air collision dumped four U.S. hydrogen bombs near Palomares, spreading several pounds of highly radioactive plutonium 239 across the landscape.

Spain asks U.S. to begin cleanup of nuclear accident site

Spain said Monday it has asked the United States to begin procedures to remove soil contaminated with radioactivity after a mid-air collision dumped four U.S. hydrogen bombs near a southern Spanish village nearly 60 years ago. None of the bombs had exploded, but the plutonium-filled detonators on two went off, spreading several kilograms (pounds) of highly radioactive plutonium 239 across the landscape around Palomares. The Foreign Ministry sa…

Spain Asks US to Remove Soil Contaminated With Radiation After Accident in 1966: Report

The Spanish Foreign Ministry has submitted a formal request to the United States for the removal of soil that was contaminated with radiation 57 years ago in the province of Almeria, a Spanish newspaper reported on Monday, citing sources.

Spain asks US to clean up site of 1966 nuclear accident

Spain said Monday it has asked the United States to begin procedures to remove soil contaminated with radioactivity after a mid-air collision dumped four U.S. hydrogen bombs near a southern Spanish village nearly 60 years ago. None of the bombs had exploded, but the plutonium-filled detonators on two went off, spreading several pounds of highly radioactive plutonium 239 across the landscape around Palomares. The Foreign Ministry said there would…

Spain calls for cleanup years after collision saw four nuclear bombs accidentally fall near village

A mid-air collision dumped four US hydrogen bombs near a southern Spanish village nearly 60 years ago – while they didn't detonate, Spain is asking America to begin procedures to remove soil contaminated with radioactivity.

Spain asks US to begin cleanup of nuclear accident site from 1966

Spain said Monday it has asked the United States to begin procedures to remove soil contaminated with radioactivity after a midair collision dumped four U.S. hydrogen bombs near a southern Spanish village nearly 60 years ago.