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February 18, 2013

Washington St. Nuclear Site Leaking Radioactive Waste 
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Officials in Washington State have confirmed a radioactive leak at the
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the nation's most polluted nuclear weapons
production site. A single tank is losing up to 300 gallons of
radioactive waste, sparking concerns about the facility's other tanks.
Hanford currently houses more than 53 million gallons of radioactive
waste.

 

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