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JohnyCanuck

(9,922 posts) Wed Feb 27, 2013, 08:22 PM Feb 2013

Abby Martin on the leaks at the Hanford Nuclear site: Nuclear Waste & Sacrifice Zones

Abby Martin takes a look at the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Hanford Nuclear site in Washington State, as yet another example of a 'Sacrifice Zone' where the most vulnerable among us are most at risk.

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Abby Martin on the leaks at the Hanford Nuclear site: Nuclear Waste & Sacrifice Zones (Original Post) JohnyCanuck Feb 2013 OP

Six Reservations are "Affected?" another_liberal Feb 2013 #1

Inslee: Hanford waste tanks could leak 1,000 gallons per year JohnyCanuck Feb 2013 #2

another_liberal

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1. Six Reservations are "Affected?"

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Wed Feb 27, 2013, 08:46 PM

Feb 2013

"Six Native American Reservations are affected . . ."

Looks like the first Americans are first to get it in the neck again. (sigh)

JohnyCanuck

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2. Inslee: Hanford waste tanks could leak 1,000 gallons per year

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Wed Feb 27, 2013, 10:51 PM

Feb 2013

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Radioactive waste tanks may be leaking some 1,000 gallons per year at Hanford Nuclear Reservation, and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday officials are still evaluating how to effectively remove the remaining material from the problematic tanks.

The 1,000-gallon figure is a rough estimate based on the early assessment of six identified leakers. Inslee said the leakage numbers are still being evaluated to determine exactly how much has been lost and how fast the waste is leaving the tanks.

Inslee said there's no available technology to plug the leaks, so federal and state officials are working to find the best available solution to remove the sludge. Inslee said that solution could come in weeks or months.

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Hanford has 177 aging tanks that store millions of gallons of radioactive sludge. Inslee said faulty data analysis meant officials did not properly catch signs of leaking before now, and Inslee expressed concern about the other tanks at the reservation.

http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Inslee-says-Hanford-leaks-could-be-1000-gallons-per-year-193674491.html

Edited post to give correct link to Komonews.

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