Los Alamos National Laboratory plans to vent radioactive tritium from containers, potentially releasing 100,000 curies into the air. Following the first information session, which was well-attended, and plagued with technical difficulties, LANL has scheduled an additional session.

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Tritium is routinely released from nuclear facilities worldwide and insinuates itself into the DNA of cells and collects preferentially in fetal tissue. It accumulates in the reproductive system of a female fetus where it remains through the reproductive life-span. Tritium exposure has been associated with cancer, developmental abnormalities, genetic and reproductive effects, with even the smallest amount of tritium carrying negative health impacts.