2013: Radioactive waste leaking from closed nuclear facility in US
NEW DELHI: Radioactive waste is seeping out of underground storage tanks at nuclear facility in Washington state in the north-western US, state and federal officials said on Friday. These tanks are located at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, one of the oldest but now defunct nuclear installations,along the Columbia River.
Leaking storage tanks have been known for decades in Hanford, and the latest reports show that despite remedial measures soil and groundwater contamination continues unabated. However, government officials said that there was no near-term danger of polluting the Columbia River.
"There is no immediate or near-term health risk associated with these newly discovered leaks, which are more than 5 miles from the Columbia River," Governor Jay Inslee said in a statement released by his office.
Leaking storage tanks have been known for decades in Hanford, and the latest reports show that despite remedial measures soil and groundwater contamination continues unabated. However, government officials said that there was no near-term danger of polluting the Columbia River.
"There is no immediate or near-term health risk associated with these newly discovered leaks, which are more than 5 miles from the Columbia River," Governor Jay Inslee said in a statement released by his office.
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