Scioto Valley School District Addresses Zahn's Corner Contamination

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A special school board meeting, Wednesday night, revealed new information about a school shut down in southern Ohio's Pike County.

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Scioto Valley School District Officials said enriched uranium was detected inside the Zahn's Corner middle school building and neptunium was detected just outside.

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School leaders say they suspect the radioactive materials traveled from the former Portsmouth Diffusion Plant. The plant hasn't been operational since 2001 but is in the middle of environmental cleanup.

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The school board says it'll open as scheduled for the 2019 school year, but adds that it plans to release more details next Tuesday.


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