Most troubling about the situation is that federal officials also acknowledge the leak of radiation is ongoing. Between 6,000 and 7,000 units of radiation are escaping from the plant every minute since the incident first took place. These units of radiation are known as Becquerels. Since radiation levels underground remain incredibly high, no one from the DOE is able to physically go into the spill area and see what spilled, how much spilled, or begin any kind of clean-up effort. In fact, this situation may get very much worse. turnerradionetwork/news/323-patSince the WIPP stores a wide variety of radioactive materials and other things like rags, tools and such that are also contaminated with radiation, there is a very real possibility that, through a process known as Radiolysis the leaking radiation will cause an unanticipated breakdown of the other nearby materials. Therefore, a very real possibility exists that once those materials breakdown and mix together, they will spontaneously combust in a massive explosion.
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