Thom Hartmann: Hanford Nuclear Waste is Leaking...on the way to the Columbia River

[thomhartmann]

Kevin Kamps,Beyond Nuclear, joins Thom Hartmann. Hundreds of gallons of nuclear waste are leaking out of so-called storage tanks at a nuclear waste facility in Washington state. What dangers are these leaks posing to the American people - and will this latest nuclear nightmare wake politicians up to the dangers of nuclear power?

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[AnotherMcIntosh]

1. Are any nationally known politicians opposed to nuclear power?

What does it take?

On a positive note, the harvested salmon may be bigger.

[padruig]

2. sorry to say ...

I'm sorry to inform everyone but the leaks at Hanford are very old news. The latest leaks are just an add-on to the existing problems.

The original tank farm was built underground so when tanks began leaking in the 1970's we could only guess how much had migrated into the subsurface geology. The common estimate was about one quarter of a million gallons.

The new farm was built above ground so that leaks could be spotted quickly and addressed.

The original leaked waste has migrated to the aquifer and is slowly making its way to the Tri Cities area now.

Monitoring wells have been in place for years following its movements.