{"id":36177,"date":"2016-04-19T12:23:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T16:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=36177"},"modified":"2016-04-19T12:24:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T16:24:51","slug":"catastrophic-up-to-3500-gallons-of-nuclear-waste-leak-at-washington-state-storage-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=36177","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Catastrophic\u2019: Up to 3,500 gallons of nuclear waste leak at Washington State storage site"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thousands of gallons of radioactive waste are estimated to have leaked at a Manhattan Project-era nuclear storage tank in Washington State over the weekend, triggering an alarm and causing one former worker to label it as \u201ccatastrophic.”<\/p>\n

The expanded leak was first detected after an alarm went off at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on Sunday, and on Monday workers were preparing to pump the waste out of the troubled area, AP reported<\/a>. They were also trying to determine why the leak became worse.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear exactly how much waste spilled out, but estimates place the amount at somewhere between 3,000 and 3,500 gallons, according to the Tri-City Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“There is no indication of waste leaking into the environment or risk to the public at this time,\u201d<\/em> the Washington Department of Ecology said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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'Exposed and sickened': Washington state sues federal govt. over nuclear waste safety threats http:\/\/t.co\/5n7lxfXDP5<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZRtKhwpA72<\/a><\/p>\n

— RT America (@RT_America) September 3, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n