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Take cover' emergency declared at Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state
An emergency has been declared at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in south-central Washington state after the partial collapse of a tunnel containing railcars full of nuclear waste. "Near where two tunnels join together there is a [six-metre by six-metre] cave-in," said a Hanford joint information centre spokesperson. "There is no detected contamination or [radiation] release at this time." "Right now we're in a "take cover," it's our standard protocol. It means all employees have been asked to go to the nearest facility — typically it's an office or trailer — and they will stay there until further notice. There's approximately 3,000 staff in the [affected] 200 East Area," she said. No radiation detected Surrounding residents in Benton and Franklin counties are not affected at the moment. Frequent updates are being posted on the Hanford Emergency Information website. Randy Bradbury, a spokesperson for the Washington state Department of Ecology, said no workers were injured and none were inside the tunnel when the incident occurred. The cave-in occurred near the Plutonium Uranium Extraction Facility, also known as PUREX, located in the middle of the sprawling Hanford site, which is 1500 square kilometres in size. Hanford is located near Richland, about 300 kilometres southeast of Seattle. A source said crews doing road work nearby may have created enough vibration to cause the collapse. A message was sent to all personnel telling them to "secure ventilation in your building" and "refrain from eating or drinking," although ventilation systems have be turned back on. For decades Hanford made plutonium for nuclear weapons, including for the bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. It is now the largest repository of radioactive waste in the United States. Hanford has about 211 million litres of waste stored in underground tanks. Some tanks date back to the Second World War and are leaking. |
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Wow, first Fukushima now this. the west coast should start to glow soon. |
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Take cover' emergency declared at Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state An emergency has been declared at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in south-central Washington state after the partial collapse of a tunnel containing railcars full of nuclear waste. "Near where two tunnels join together there is a [six-metre by six-metre] cave-in," said a Hanford joint information centre spokesperson. "There is no detected contamination or [radiation] release at this time." "Right now we're in a "take cover," it's our standard protocol. It means all employees have been asked to go to the nearest facility — typically it's an office or trailer — and they will stay there until further notice. There's approximately 3,000 staff in the [affected] 200 East Area," she said. No radiation detected Surrounding residents in Benton and Franklin counties are not affected at the moment. Frequent updates are being posted on the Hanford Emergency Information website. Randy Bradbury, a spokesperson for the Washington state Department of Ecology, said no workers were injured and none were inside the tunnel when the incident occurred. The cave-in occurred near the Plutonium Uranium Extraction Facility, also known as PUREX, located in the middle of the sprawling Hanford site, which is 1500 square kilometres in size. Hanford is located near Richland, about 300 kilometres southeast of Seattle. A source said crews doing road work nearby may have created enough vibration to cause the collapse. A message was sent to all personnel telling them to "secure ventilation in your building" and "refrain from eating or drinking," although ventilation systems have be turned back on. For decades Hanford made plutonium for nuclear weapons, including for the bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. It is now the largest repository of radioactive waste in the United States. Hanford has about 211 million litres of waste stored in underground tanks. Some tanks date back to the Second World War and are leaking. The nuclear plants " take cover" protocol is to run to the nearest trailer???? What moron wrote that emergency action plan? |
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Hanford has about 211 million litres of waste stored in underground tank As well as one disfigured mop wielding avenger who rides a giant lizard that love-hates the Japanese?!??! |
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Take cover' emergency declared at Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state An emergency has been declared at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in south-central Washington state after the partial collapse of a tunnel containing railcars full of nuclear waste. "Near where two tunnels join together there is a [six-metre by six-metre] cave-in," said a Hanford joint information centre spokesperson. "There is no detected contamination or [radiation] release at this time." "Right now we're in a "take cover," it's our standard protocol. It means all employees have been asked to go to the nearest facility — typically it's an office or trailer — and they will stay there until further notice. There's approximately 3,000 staff in the [affected] 200 East Area," she said. No radiation detected Surrounding residents in Benton and Franklin counties are not affected at the moment. Frequent updates are being posted on the Hanford Emergency Information website. Randy Bradbury, a spokesperson for the Washington state Department of Ecology, said no workers were injured and none were inside the tunnel when the incident occurred. The cave-in occurred near the Plutonium Uranium Extraction Facility, also known as PUREX, located in the middle of the sprawling Hanford site, which is 1500 square kilometres in size. Hanford is located near Richland, about 300 kilometres southeast of Seattle. A source said crews doing road work nearby may have created enough vibration to cause the collapse. A message was sent to all personnel telling them to "secure ventilation in your building" and "refrain from eating or drinking," although ventilation systems have be turned back on. For decades Hanford made plutonium for nuclear weapons, including for the bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. It is now the largest repository of radioactive waste in the United States. Hanford has about 211 million litres of waste stored in underground tanks. Some tanks date back to the Second World War and are leaking. The nuclear plants " take cover" protocol is to run to the nearest trailer???? What moron wrote that emergency action plan? the same one's that taught us to hide under desks for a nuclear attack |
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