The US Department of Energy has declared an emergency at the Hanford, Washington nuclear waste storage site, after a tunnel used to store contaminated materials caved in. The tunnel was full of highly contaminated materials such as hot radioactive trains that transport fuel rods. Tune in to this Newsbud Special Report with Spiro for history, context and implications. -Newsbud.com
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Tunnel at plutonium finishing plant collapses in Hanford
Emergency declared at Hanford nuclear reservation Study: Higher cancer rates for Hanford workers
Hanford Workers Approved for Cancer Compensation
AP: Radioactive Leaks Found at 75 Percent of U.S. Nuclear Power Sites
The B Reactor National Historic Landmark
Nuclear leak at Washington's infamous Hanford Site is CATASTROPHIC
Hanford.gov
Emergency declared at US Hanford nuclear waste site after tunnel collapse
Tunnel collapse at Hanford Nuclear site, emergency declared