My House Rabbit's Blog » rabbit warrens http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog Celebrating House Rabbits Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:02:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Radioactive Rabbit Poop http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/2009/10/11/radioactive-rabbit-poop/ http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/2009/10/11/radioactive-rabbit-poop/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:22:47 +0000 My House Rabbit http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/?p=739 Although it may sound like a plot point in a comic book, there is actually radioactive rabbit poop in Hanford, Washington. As it happens 50 million gallons of liquid waste laced with radioactive salts were dumped in a radioactive reservation in Hanford more than 40 years ago. The dumping area is home to many jackrabbits. The rabbits’ warrens abut some of the dumping sites and the rabbits often lick the radioactive salt.

Recent stimulus money has aided the clean-up of the rabbit poop, which has trace amounts of radioactivity. Previously, large swaths of earth were dug out and disposed of to rid the area of the radioactive poop. Now, a helicopter is used to spot and map the piles of poop for crews to come in and clean up.

For more, visit the Seattle Post Inquisitor.

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