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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Nuclear waste problem could have been resolved long ago Read more here: http://www.theolympian.com/2013/03/05/2447597/nuclear-waste-problem-could-have.html#storylink=cpy

Nuclear waste problem could have been resolved long ago 

The imperative for federal lawmakers and scientists to find safe methods of storing high-level radioactive waste did not begin 10 days ago with the discovery that temporary storage tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation are leaking.
The search for safe storage began 56 years ago. That we are still storing nuclear waste in metal containers whose useful life died about the time The Beatles invaded America, speaks volumes about the ineptitude of the U.S. government.
Read more here: http://www.theolympian.com/2013/03/05/2447597/nuclear-waste-problem-could-have.html#storylink=cpy

 


Read more here: http://www.theolympian.com/2013/03/05/2447597/nuclear-waste-problem-could-have.html#storylink=cpy

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