Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
People don't seem to understand. Our biggest threat is the near-term risk of radiation escaping from one or more of the thousands of unsafe thin-wall nuclear fuel waste canisters currently stored around the country. Each canister holds roughly the amount of radioactive material released from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
The public is kept unaware and at risk by lax enforcement of American safety standards. The NRC routinely rubber stamps safety exemptions in spite of knowing the thin-wall canisters (only 1/2” to 5/8” thick) are vulnerable to short-term cracking, cannot be inspected for cracks, and with no real plan to stop or prevent major radioactive releases or explosions in the canisters.
Other countries use thick-wall metal casks (10” to over 19” thick) that, ironically, meet American and other safety standards, such as ASME N3 standards (specifically designed to store and transport highly radioactive nuclear waste). Only proven thick-wall casks can meet ASME N3 certification for inspection, repair, maintenance and monitoring in a manner to PREVENT radioactive leaks and hydrogen gas explosions.
This video contains all sorts of surprises. A valuable warning to an unsuspecting public. Just one “Chernobyl can” exploding can send radioactive particles across the country with the wind, similar to how smoke travels across the country from California fires.
For more information on the state of our planet visit the FacingFuture Library at https://facingfuture.earth/library
People don't seem to understand. Our biggest threat is the near-term risk of radiation escaping from one or more of the thousands of unsafe thin-wall nuclear fuel waste canisters currently stored around the country. Each canister holds roughly the amount of radioactive material released from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
The public is kept unaware and at risk by lax enforcement of American safety standards. The NRC routinely rubber stamps safety exemptions in spite of knowing the thin-wall canisters (only 1/2” to 5/8” thick) are vulnerable to short-term cracking, cannot be inspected for cracks, and with no real plan to stop or prevent major radioactive releases or explosions in the canisters.
Other countries use thick-wall metal casks (10” to over 19” thick) that, ironically, meet American and other safety standards, such as ASME N3 standards (specifically designed to store and transport highly radioactive nuclear waste). Only proven thick-wall casks can meet ASME N3 certification for inspection, repair, maintenance and monitoring in a manner to PREVENT radioactive leaks and hydrogen gas explosions.
This video contains all sorts of surprises. A valuable warning to an unsuspecting public. Just one “Chernobyl can” exploding can send radioactive particles across the country with the wind, similar to how smoke travels across the country from California fires.
For more information on the state of our planet visit the FacingFuture Library at https://facingfuture.earth/library
