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June 24, 2015

Attorney General says 'no' to extending Hanford tank cleanup

RICHLAND, Benton County (AP) — State Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the U.S. Department of Energy should not get more time to empty the next group of Hanford nuclear waste tanks.

Earlier this month, the Energy Department proposed extending deadlines for retrieving radioactive waste from nine leak-prone tanks for one year, giving it until fall 2023 to complete the work.


 
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