Radioactive Plutonium Detected In Air Near Hanford Nuclear Facility
Posted: 08-09-2017 02:18 AM
Radioactive Plutonium Detected In Air Near Hanford Nuclear Facility
Just ten days after the emergency at Washington's Hanford nuclear facility in early May, when a tunnel collapse prompted concerns about radioactive waste fallout as we described then in "'Serious Situation' After Tunnel Collapse At WA Nuclear Facility; Evacuation Ordered, No-Fly Zone In Place", we reported that the U.S. Department of Energy was scrambling to deal with a second emergency, when signs emerged that a massive underground double shell nuclear waste holding tank may also be leaking. As reported then, the tank in question - AZ 101 - was put into service in 1976, with a life expectancy of 20 years. Through 2017, it has been holding hot, boiling radioactive and chemically contaminated waste for 41 years.
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-0 ... r-facility
I didn't know about this particular "Incident" but there are so many, that nothing is really a surprise at Hanford any longer. It has become our own Fukushima, with far worse to come. For a Human race, that claims it can pin-point amoeba life on a planet 3 or 4 lightyears away, in a far far galaxy, I am of the opinion, they have not a clue on how to deal with the "radiation mess" that they have created on this big "Blue Marble"
My " Tale of Woe" here, while being conditioned to "Glow in the Dark", We have been "cooked" with temps of triple digits for a month now. For the last 2 weeks, we have been "smoked" by surrounding Forest Fires. And to top it off, the town has had 2 pumps go down, so outside water usage is banned until this week-end, when they are fixed, I hope.!!