Why exactly isn't the water safe here?

[afterspivak]

The thread that I think tempo is referencing is I guess this one? If so, it’s a great read.

Does Anyone Know Anything About a 1999 "Dahan River Valley" Nuclear Research Reactor Pit Spill?

I stumbled upon an article abstract during a goofing-around session, after Googling “Ta Han,” the old spelling of Dahan (except that I think the old spelling has a hyphen). Here’s a small sampling of an abstract similar to the one I found earlier: [quote]Environmental 137Cs contamination was suspected from accidents at spent fuel storage pits of a research reactor site in the Ta-han River valley in Taiwan. In order to further characterize this contamination, soil samples were collected and mea…

I had no idea nuclear waste was being stored in Longtan as well.

Guy