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: 1) by butthurt on Thursday May 11 2017, @05:16AM (1 child)
I must have assumed that readers would know from the fact that I'd linked to the Seattle Times and the Washington Post that the site is in Washington. Thank you for the feedback!
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 11 2017, @07:47AM
Washington Post is a Washington DC paper, not Washington state. Thank you for your feedback?