Leaking Nuclear Sludge Could Threaten Columbia River
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News that a storage tank at a shuttered federal nuclear facility in Washington state is leaking radioactive sludge has raised fears that the toxic stew could reach the Columbia River as a U.S. cleanup effort drags on.
“The great concern is these tanks have the most dangerous waste of all,” said Brett VandenHeuvel, executive director of Columbia Riverkeeper, an environmental group based in Hood River, Oregon. “They were constantly reassuring us that there is no leaking. This announcement is alarming.”