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Tunnel Collapses at Hanford Nuclear Reservation

posted by takyon on Thursday May 11 2017, @01:43AM   Printer-friendly
from the bury-it dept.

butthurt writes:

KING-TV reports that "a tunnel full of highly contaminated materials collapsed" in a reprocessing facility at the Hanford nuclear site. An official said "The facility does have radiological contamination right now but there is no indication of a radiological release." The U.S. Department of Energy released statements (archived copy) saying that employees were "told to shelter in place" and that non-essential employees were sent home.

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 11 2017, @03:54AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 11 2017, @03:54AM (#507919)

    It's really not hard to be safer than a global extinction event. Even if all the burred nuclear waste we have around is released in the environment where it stands right now, the death toll will still pale in comparison to the damage global warming can cause.

    BEING A SAFE ALTERNATIVE TO COAL

    There is no such thing as safety, life is a series of risks of varying degree. If you don't care to manage your own risks, mother nature will do it for you.

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