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Hanford Nuclear Reservation tunnel collapse triggers alert
FoxNews ^ | May 9, 2017 | Staff

Posted on 05/09/2017 10:04:24 AM PDT by Enchante

BREAKING NEWS

WASHINGTON STATE TUNNEL COLLAPSE TRIGGERS ALERT AT PLUTONIUM PLANT

Hundreds of workers took cover after a tunnel in a Washington plutonium finishing plant collapsed Tuesday morning.

The tunnel at the Hanford plant near Richland was full of contaminated particles, including radioactive trains that transport fuel rods, KING5 reported.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hanford; nuclear; plutonium; washingtonstate
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To: Impy
I think nuclear power is too useful to scrap because 1 plant out of 450 or so in the world had a devastating meltdown recently.

That is the understatement of the year.

81 posted on 05/10/2017 1:38:09 PM PDT by gunsequalfreedom
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To: Rainier1789

If we didn’t have such a backwards regulatory environment and risk aversion system, we might well be able to be putting sealed nuclear plants under the floor of people’s garages that would provide power to their house for 50 years like a battery.


82 posted on 05/10/2017 2:46:33 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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