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Washington’s lawsuit over Hanford cleanup is timely and measured response to delays

Washington’s lawsuit over Hanford cleanup is timely and measured response to delays

The Seattle Times

By Chris Gregoire and Rob McKenna 15 Dec 08

THE Hanford nuclear site is the most dangerous contaminated site in the United States. Unfortunately, the federal government has failed to meet its commitment to clean up Hanford. That’s why we recently asked the federal courts to require the U.S. Department of Energy to do what is required by federal and state law — and what the agency itself agreed to do in signing the Tri-Party Agreement in 1989……………………….Just below ground at the Hanford site are 177 steel tanks containing 53 million gallons of heavy metals, acids, solvents and lethal radioactive waste. Of those tanks, 149 are of single-wall construction and well beyond their design life span — and 67 have confirmed leaks. These leaks threaten the safety of the river.

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December 15, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics