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Is Hanford Nuclear Reservation safe?

Occupy the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) Next week federal officials are mustering a several-hundred page report on the problem of radioactive leaking at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington. Over the decades the holding tanks have leaked about a million gallons of waste into the ground not far from the Columbia River. Together, all the tanks hold about 56 million gallons of toxic radioactive goo. Now with the new double layer tank failures, the federal government is running out of options to hold the sludge safely. Citizens want answers. Is the area safe? http://kplu.org/post/new-hanford-tank-leak-raises-questions-about-waste-storage

November 2, 2012 - Posted by | safety, USA

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