Nothing new about Hanford's leaky nuke tanks and sick workers
It's been a toxic few weeks at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Eastern Washington. Not that this is exactly news — Hanford is the most radioactive site in North America and is always toxic. But what is news is how dangerous and negligent the remediation efforts at Hanford continue to be.
The original Hanford Project, which manufactured plutonium for the world's first atomic bomb and over its 40 years of operation produced 63 short tons of plutonium, is now home to the largest environmental clean-up in the country.