Leak brings safety of Hanford nuclear site into question
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - 04:30
in Physics & Chemistry
As part of the biggest, costliest environmental cleanup in the nation's history-disposing of 53 million gallons of radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state-one thing was supposed to be sure: Toxic waste stored in sturdy, double-wall steel tanks wasn't going anywhere.