Possible Leak At Hanford Nuclear Reservation

Anna King — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:52:22 +0000

RICHLAND, Wash. – A tank full of radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington may be leaking. Friday the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractors say liquid levels in an underground radioactive waste tank are going down.

The single-hulled tank is called T-111. It’s located in central Hanford in a group of tanks called T-farm.

Preparing For The Worst; Hanford Officials Deal With Leaking Tank

Anna King — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:07:31 +0000

Now to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington. Workers are readying pumping equipment at a slow-leaking radioactive waste tank in case the leak gets worse. A newly released report details why the tank became unstable.

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Possible Leak At Hanford Nuclear Reservation

Preparing For The Worst; Hanford Officials Deal With Leaking Tank