OOPS! IT ISN'T ONE TANK LEAKING RADIOACTIVE WASTE, BUT SIX

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Six tanks are leaking dangerous amounts of radioactive and other toxic waste at the Hanford storage facility in Washington State. Washington Governor Jay Inslee called this "disturbing" but he reassured citizens that this incident does not present "immediate risk".

 

What is really much more disturbing is the fact that Hanford scientists and technicians have trouble counting to six.

Just the other day they reported that only one tank was leaking. It took days to correct that figure.  And those math-challenged people are in charge of the storage and "disposal" of countless barrels of radioactive waste.  T

he word "disposal" is rather inaccurate, considering that this waste will last for millions of years and there is no way to dispose of it - only to hide it, and let future generations deal with it. 

Read more - http://enenews.com/governor-we-received-very-disturbing-news-today-radioactive-leak-at-u-s-nuclear-site-much-larger-than-first-reported-no-immediate-health-risks

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Physicians for Social Responsibility:  Hanford is the most contaminated site in the Western World.
http://www.psr.org/chapters/washington/hanford/hanford-history.html

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