The Department of Energy has declared a state of emergency at the Hanford nuclear site in Washington state, after a tunnel storing contaminated radioactive materials collapsed, forcing hundreds of workers to take cover to avoid potential exposure. Hanford is the nation’s most polluted nuclear weapons production site. The site has been leaking radioactive waste on and off for years. The Energy Department claims no radioactive contamination has been reported so far from Tuesday’s tunnel collapse. But Edwin Lyman from the Union of Concerned Scientists said, “Collapse of the earth covering the tunnels could lead to a considerable radiological release.”
Energy Dept. Declares Emergency at Contaminated Nuclear Site in Wash. State
HeadlineMay 10, 2017
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