Last Sunday, a semi carrying uranium ore caught fire near the Honeywell Plant in Metropolis, Illinois. The fire began in the engine of the truck cab and was subsequently put out by the fire department. Officials stated that the truck was not at the facility itself and there was no immediate danger. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been notified.
No one was hurt and the fire didn't spread, but how often are trucks carrying uranium just bursting into flames in this country??
Apparently pretty often.
According to one commenter who claims to live near the plant on one of the few local news outlets that even reported on the incident, this is the third "accident" of a similar nature regarding uranium in the past four months at this location alone.
Comment: While other recent accidents at this plant have not been reported in news outlets, there was a uranium hexafluoride gas leak at the plant last October. Are such accidents being deliberately kept out of the media?