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HANFORD NUCLEAR WASTE MOVED ACROSS TOWN USING PARADE PERMIT

 

 

Richland in Washington state allows the short distance transportation of highly toxic radioactive waste using nothing more than a Special Events or Parade permit.

 

Sometimes the permits are issued for three-month periods and can be used any time after heavy traffic hours.

 

The agencies and companies use the permits to block intersections or create rolling stops while a truckload of radiation slowly creeps out of Hanford to a nearby contractor who will package it up and send it back

In one case, a contractor moved hazardous transuranic waste with a parade type permit because meeting federal transportation packaging standards would be “cost prohibitive for this one time movement of this material." 

It's perfectly legal. DOE officials say the shipments are just as safe under the city permit as they are under the federal rules. 

Handlers recently discover one shipment that violated radioactive safety standards, leading to a temporary suspension of the shipments.

Hat Tip:  http://enenews.com/tv-parade-permits-move-high-level-nuclear-materials-application-will-be-food-vendors-inflatable-play-area-video

Source:  http://www.king5.com/news/local/Hanford-waste-moved-across-town-with-parade-permit-207817741.html 

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

Hanford Watch - http://www.hanfordwatch.org/

More information on Hanford:  http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/search/label/Hanford