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VIDEO: Hanford nuclear facility caught unprepared for radiation leak

see-this.wayhttp://www.krem.com/news/northwest-news/207043831.html  No plan in place when leak alarm sounded at Hanford
 TV: Leaking Strontium-90 is “boiling the material around it” at U.S. nuclear site — Eating through tank liners (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/leaking-strontium-90-is-boiling-the-material-around-itat-u-s-nuclear-site-eating-through-tank-liners-video

Title: No plan in place when leak alarm sounded at Hanford
Source: KING 5
Author: SUSANNAH FRAME
Date: May 11, 2013

[…] Quick action to address a leak in AY-102 was important given the nature of the high-level waste the tank contains, according to Bob Alvarez, a former nuclear policy adviser to President Clinton. Tank AY-102 contains massive amounts of the nuclear by-product Strontium-90 –- more than any other tank at Hanford. Strontium-90 sinks to the bottom of waste tanks and generates heat so hot it boils the material around it.

“It’s been known for over 50 years at Hanford that high heat loads at the bottom of tanks cause them to leak and crack. This is not unknown,” said Alvarez.

The contents of AY-102 will eat through the secondary tank liner -– the final barrier between the toxic sludge and the environment — faster than any other material at the site. […]
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May 14, 2013 - Posted by | Resources -audiovicual

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