Six Nuclear Waste Tanks Leaking at Washington State Site
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Six tanks holding radioactive waste at the U.S. Energy Department’s Hanford site in Washington are leaking, more than reported earlier, Governor Jay Inslee said.
He learned of the new number, five more than identified as leaky a week ago, in a meeting yesterday with Energy Secretary Steven Chu in Washington, D.C., Inslee, 62, said in a statement.