alt Hacker NewsReminds me of the Gamma Forest at Brookhaven National Labs. From 1961 thru 1978 they irradiated a section of the pine barrens forest with a cesium-137 source just to see what would happen. It sterilized the soil and hardly anything grows there, almost 50 years later.
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ErroneousBosh • today at 4:44 PM
I'm guessing the distinct lack of Google Streetview on that circular bit of road nearby and the tracks implies a certain amount of resistance to access if you get off that dual carriageway to the west?
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That's a bit odd - why wouldn't wind blown non-sterile organic matter from the surrounding forest re-colonize the area?