WebAug 17, 2024 · RICHLAND, Wash. – EM Office of River Protection tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently began retrieving radioactive and chemical waste from another massive underground storage tank at the Hanford Site. Over the next several months, workers will retrieve approximately 104,000 … WebApr 13, 2024 · The 580-square-mile Hanford site in Eastern Washington adjacent to Richland was used from World War II through the Cold War to produce nearly two-thirds of the plutonium for the nation’s nuclear...
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WebMay 1, 2024 · An underground tank in Washington is leaking gallons of radioactive chemical waste. Picture: Elaine Thompson The 75-year-old tank B-109 at Hanford Nuclear Reservation is estimated to be leaking 3.5 gallons of waste a day into the ground – the equivalent to nearly 1,300 gallons per year. WebMay 10, 2024 · The Hanford site in Washington State made plutonium for the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, according to the Associated Press. It is about half the size of Rhode Island, according to the AP. The … can old telephones go in the recycling bin
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WebMay 1, 2024 · Tank B-109 is the second of Hanford’s 149 single-shell tanks identified as having active leaks in recent years. In 2013 Tank T-111 was discovered to be leaking about a half gallon to a gallon a ... WebSep 15, 2024 · The department leased hundreds of capsules to private companies around the United States. One of those companies was Radiation Sterilizers, which used … WebAug 25, 2024 · 2 Hanford tanks leaking. DOE announced in 2013 that single shell Tank T-111, which holds about 397,000 gallons of waste, was leaking. Then in spring 2024 it said a second tank, B-109, which holds ... can old text messages be retrieved