Tag Archives: Hanford Nuclear Reservation

Fukushima Group Looks to US Town for Clues to Revival via NHK World

Hoping to revitalize an earthquake-hit community in Fukushima Prefecture, a new local organization is looking to a similar initiative in the US for clues to its success. Watch video.

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Nuclear board warns of Hanford tank explosion risk via King5.com

YAKIMA, Wash. — Underground tanks that hold a stew of toxic, radioactive waste at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site pose a possible risk of explosion, a nuclear safety board said in advance of confirmation hearings for the next leader … Continue reading

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What makes Hanford’s ‘TRU’ tank waste different from the rest? via KPLU 88.5 (NPR, Seattle)

The U.S. Department of Energy says its wants to send 3 million gallons of radioactive tank waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation to a storage site in New Mexico. That’s 3 million gallons out of a total of 56 million … Continue reading

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