It follows another study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, made public in the summer, that found contamination from World War II-era nuclear weapons production in a wooded area.
FLORISSANT, Mo. — A Missouri school board decided Tuesday to shut down a grade school that sits near a contaminated creek after a study funded by law firms involved in a class-action lawsuit found high levels of radioactive material inside the school.
The school board, in a statement after the closed meeting, said the remediation is necessary but acknowledged"this is causing a disruption to our students' education and school climate." It wasn't immediately clear if students will continue at the school through the rest of the week. District spokesperson Jordyn Elston said she didn't have information on the remainder of the week.
Nuclear waste from World War II weapons production as part of the Manhattan Project contaminated Coldwater Creek. Mallinckrodt Chemical Co. processed uranium ore in St. Louis from 1942 to 1957 and shipped waste to a site near Lambert Airport, where it made its way into the 19-mile-long waterway that flows into the Missouri River.
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