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The BBC reports that the authorities of Washigton State, US, are concerned with the scales of nuclear waste leak, which took place on Saturday.
Six underground storage tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation along the Columbia River in Washington state were recently found to be leaking radioactive waste. Earlier it was disclosed that radioactive waste was found to be escaping from one tank, nevertheless at this moment six underground storage tanks leak.
Governor Jay Inslee said nuclear waste leak poses no immediate risk to human health, nevertheless, he is concerned with this situation. Hanford Nuclear Reservation has a total of 177 tanks, which contain millions of liters of toxic wastes. The 586-square-mile (1,518-square-km) Hanford Nuclear Reservation was established near the town of Hanford in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project, it has expired service term.
February 27, 2013 at 16:40