[endthematrix]

Authorities seal off the area...but say that it isn't harmful. Why such protective measures if there is no harm?

[aruanan]

Authorities seal off the area...but say that it isn't harmful. Why such protective measures if there is no harm?

Because the ignorant public have been led to believe that it is dangerous and, so, they must seal it off or risk being called to task for not acting appropriately. We know that to seal the area off has nothing to do with the reality of uranium, but they have to act according to the public's perception of the uranium. A few ounces of steel is far more dangerous, if it's shaped into an icepick and driven into someone's brain or heart.

[BlazingArizona]

Authorities seal off the area...but say that it isn't harmful. Why such protective measures if there is no harm?

There's no threat in spilled uranium (especially if you compare the environmental effects to the energy equivalent in spilled oil!) but there a real threat if it gets STOLEN.

[unionblue83]

It's called CYOA (Cover Your Own Arse). If they aren't overly cautious then some idiot who gets the flu after being in the general vicinity will file a lawsuit against the government/company who was responsible for this.

[CottShop]

they don't want the public running up asnd licking the pavement- it is in NC ya know! http://sacredscoop.com

[Radix]

"Why such protective measures if there is no harm?"

In Massachusetts after the Big Dig collapse, political hacks were still insisting that the "tunnels are safe" even as they began dismantling them for the shoddy workmanship.

You can't trust any of them.