Comment Re:Reall problem: German radiation phobia (Score 2) 212
Uranium is similar in toxicity to lead, for what it's worth, disregarding radiation and decay products and whatnot.
I don't remember hearing anything about dumping lead on the thing? I can't see it as being worse than living within 1000mi of a smelter anyway. The smelter in sudbury puts out 150 tons of lead into the atmosphere per year. Radiation was definitely the main concern.