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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Double-shell tank at Hanford might be leaking

Hanford probes possible leak

The Spokesman Review - ‎Aug 18, 2012‎
Radioactive material has been found between the inner and outer walls of an underground double-shell tank at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Hanford has 28 double-shell tanks that are being used to hold radioactive waste emptied from Hanford's ...

Double-shell tank at Hanford might be leaking

Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - ‎Aug 18, 2012‎
Hanford AY Tanks. Underground waste Tanks AY-101 and AY-102 are shown under construction in about 1969. Radioactive material has been found between the inner and outer shells of Tank AY-102, raising concerns that the inner shell may have leaked.

Inner shell of Hanford double shell tank may have leaked
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
Hanford has 28 double shell tanks that are being used to hold radioactive waste emptied from Hanford's leak-prone single shell tanks until up to 56 million gallons of the waste can be treated for disposal. The Department of Energy is investigating to ...

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