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January 20, 2010

Safety issue remains for Hanford treatment plant

By ANNETTE CARY
Tri-City Herald

TRI-CITIES, Benton County — Inadequate mixing of some radioactive wastes at the Hanford vitrification plant could cause a criticality or a build-up of flammable gas that could cause an explosion, according to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

But the Department of Energy believes the problem can be resolved.


 
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