Depleted Uranium

JONESBOROUGH, Tennessee, EE.UU.: ECAP dirige/lleva a cabo “Acción ocupe a Aerojet”

noviembre 11th, 2011
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El 29 de octubre, afuera de la planta Aerojet Ordnance. Delegad@s de ECAP y miembros de la comunidad local, vistiendo camisetas con la leyenda “Descontamine a Jonesborough”, instalaron tiendas de campaña en un esfuerzo para imaginar públicamente, un nuevo Aerojet. Los partícipes se dividieron en grupos e hicieron un reconocimiento del perímetro del terreno de la compañía, documentando los materiales y edificios sobresalientes. Cada grupo tuvo entonces una oportunidad de re-imaginar el uso posible para el terreno y los edificios, una vez que la planta ya no esté produciendo uranio empobrecido. Un grupo sugirió que el sitio de encuentro podría convertirse en un museo que ilustre los horrores pasados causados por las armas nucleares, además de las formas de trabajar hacia un futuro más pacífico. Otro grupo sugirió que Aerojet podría convertirse en un centro de retiros o reuniones para l@s Niñ@s explorador@s (“Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts”). Algunos participantes sugirieron sembrar plantas trepadoras como la Parthenocissus quinquefolia  (“Virginia Creeper”) que extraen metales pesados del ambiente, como parte de un proceso de limpieza.

“Encountering Rural Appalachia”- Jonesborough, TN Delegation 2011

noviembre 1st, 2011
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On the morning of October 28th, the day before our “Occupy Aerojet” action, I spent a couple hours in the neighborhoods around Aerojet Ordnance, handing out fliers about the storytelling and soil and water sampling we were to do the following day. The varied reactions serve as a portrait of the differing interests and concerns within the Campaign to End Depleted Uranium Munition Production in rural Tennessee.

My first stop was Davy Crockett High School, about a mile from Aerojet Ordnance on State Route 34.

Uncovering Depleted Uranium Munition-Jonesborough, TN Delegation

octubre 29th, 2011
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A few months ago Depleted Uranium (DU) was a sinister weapon of war to my ears, albeit intangible and nondescript. Confronting Aerojet Ordnance, a DU weapon manufacturer outside Jonesborough, TN on this CPT Delegation, is serving as an immersion course in DU munitions and the physics and chemistry behind this radioactive waste. The fog is slowly lifting for me.

Jonesborough, TN: La Delegación del Uranio rebajado junta muestras para examinar si hay contaminación DU, participan en una conferencia de prensa.

octubre 28th, 2011
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 Aerojet Ordnance, Inc. en Jonesborough, TN es una planta de procesamiento de Uranio Rebajado (DU) con un pasado desabrido en el manejo de desperdicios tóxicos. La delegación de ECAP de DU en Jonesborough ha ayudado al Doctor Michael Ketterer (profesor de la Universidad del Estado Norte de Arizona) a recolectar muestras de tierra, agua y sedimentos en la zona para ser examinados por depósitos de DU.

DU, A Multi-Faceted Issue - Depleted Uranium delegation: Jonesborough, TN - Oct 21-30, 2011

octubre 24th, 2011
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Now that I've been here in Jonesborough longer, I'm starting to feel less at a loss for where to start with the issue of DU. Two things in particular have helped that happen.  First, on Saturday, our delegation helped Dr. Michael Ketterer of Northern Arizona University collect some more samples for his ongoing work in tracing the level and spread of DU contamination from Aerojet Ordnance.  Then on Sunday, we had a press conference in Jonesborough, which connected us with a few people from the local community.

Unexpected questions - Depleted Uranium delegation: Jonesborough, TN - Oct 21-30, 2011

octubre 22nd, 2011
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The more I learn about depleted uranium, the more I realize how little we know for certain about its effects on quality of life and health.  While we can say for certain that war kills, the details about DU's impact in the whole picture are conflicted and under-researched.

UNITED STATES: Recent efforts of the CPT DU team

octubre 4th, 2008
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Christian Peacemaker Team involvement with depleted uranium (DU) issues started in 2000 when the organization began sending delegations to join the residents of Vieques, Puerto Rico in their nonviolent efforts to oust the U.S. Navy from training/testing grounds in Vieques.  The Navy fired DU rounds into the Vieques bombing zone and this toxic, radioactive byproduct has affected the health of people living on the island.