Tagged: nuclear plant

KCUR News
4:44 pm
Wed September 8, 2010

New Nuke Plant Starts Amid Protests

Credit kcur photo by dan verbeck
Shovels were ceremonial. Heavy earth moving equipment does the real work at Highway 150 site.(click to enlarge)

Kansas City, MO – Heavy equipment has started moving earth for the nearly $700 Million nuclear weapon parts plant in south Kansas City. Ground was broken this morning near the former Richards-Gebauer Air Force Base at Highway 150 and Botts Road. The complex is owned by the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Protestors walked and stood close to the job site where 25 hundred people are expected to work. Seven protestors were arrested and booked for disorderly conduct, accused of walking into the path of a VIP bus.

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KCUR News
2:24 pm
Tue June 1, 2010

Federal Health Officials Kick Off Investigation Of Bannister Complex

Kansas City, Mo. – Federal health officials arrive at the Banister Federal Complex today, the latest part of an ongoing investigation of possible hazards inside the General Services Administration's (GSA's) side of the complex. It's the first time health officials have been called in.

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