Radioactive Storage Tunnel Collapse at Hanford, Plutonium Releases Likely

stock here:  the recent collapse of a Radiation Storage Tunnel, which in reality is a Radiation Storage Linear mound, threatens the USA with toxic Plutonium.

They have since infilled it with 55 truckloads of dirt, so that will slow the release.   But still allow rainwater to leech the nuclear waste into the groundwater.

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An ENE participant found this interesting data....indeed, these "tunnels" are extremely hazardous.

 Cooter

May 12, 2017 at 3:16 pm · Reply

From the Hanford website:
"There are four events that would cause an unmitigated exposure of at least 25 rem to a non-worker located 100 meters away: • An atmospheric dispersible event caused by a partial or complete failure of the PUREX structures. This would be a short acute ground release duration event without plume meander causing the following unmitigated exposures. Storage Tunnel No. 1 –58 rem; Storage Tunnel No. 2 –76 re; 202-A Building and systems –120 rem. • A fire in PUREX Tunnel #1 associated with its wooden structure could cause an unmitigated exposure of 70 rem. • A partial collapse of the 202-A building roof could cause a 25 rem exposure. • A fire in the N-Cell could cause an exposure of 25 rem because of the residual inventory in the gloveboxes, potential combustibles, and potential ignition from S&M operations."
That explains why the folks at Hanford sent everyone home.

This link found by missFrill has a wealth of Hanford information.  

https://ehss.energy.gov/ohre/new/findingaids/epidemiologic/hanford/index.html

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We track all news articles and reports generated about Hanford and post them here. Check back regularly, as this page is updated daily. For archives of articles from 2009 - 2016, click here. 

MAY 2017

• Radioactive fears at nuclear waste site where tunnel collapsed,  CBS This Morning, May 10, 2017
• Thousands of Hanford workers take cover after cave-in of tunnel with radioactive waste, Seattle Times, May 10, 2017 updated
• What to Make of the Tunnel Collapse at the Nuclear Cleanup Site, The Atlantic, May 10, 2017
• What we know about the Hanford nuclear emergency, ABC News, May 10, 2017
• Tunnel Collapses at Hanford Nuclear Reservation, KBUR, May 10, 2017
• No signs radiation released after tunnel collapse at Hanford nuclear site, CBS News, May 10, 2017
• No radiation reports after tunnel collapse at Hanford nuclear site, CNN, May 10, 2017
• A nuclear facility was evacuated after a tunnel filled with radioactive waste collapsed, Circa News, May 9, 2017
• Hanford Nuclear Site Declares Emergency After Tunnel Collapse, The Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2017
• Tunnel Collapse Emergency Declared at Hanford Nuclear Site, Matzav, May 9, 2017
• Tunnel collapse at Hanford Nuclear Plutonium Extration Plant; Shelter-In-Place, IWB, May 9, 2017
• Hanford nuclear site tunnel collapse leads to mass evacuation, "radiological contamination" and FAA air space ban, Natural News, May 9, 2017
• Lawmaker: Hanford Nuclear Waste facility tunnel collapse highlights safety concerns, Associated Press, May 9, 2017
• Tunnel collapses at Hanford nuclear waste site in Washington state, The Washington Post, May 9, 2017
• Hanford Nuclear Site: Tunnel Collapse Causes Workers to 'Take Cover,' NBC News, May 9, 2017
• History of Hanford Nuclear Waste Site in Washington State, Associated Press, May 9, 2017
• Oregon activates emergency operation center after tunnel collapses at Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Statesman Journal, May 9, 2017
• Tunnel containing nuke waste collapses at Hanford site, USA Today, May 9, 2017
• History of Hanford nuclear waste site, Register Guard, May 9, 2017
• Hanford Nuclear Waste Site Has History of Safety Issues, Whistleblower Retaliation Claims, International Business Times, May 9, 2017
• Nuclear waste tunnel collapses at Hanford site in Washington state, PBS News Hour, May 9, 2017
• Tunnel collapses at Hanford nuclear site; emergency declared, The Oregonian, May 9, 2017
• Tunnel with nuclear waste collapses in Washington state, Associated Press, May 9, 2017
• The Latest: Collapse larger than thought at nuke waste site, Associated Press, May 9, 2017
• Possible tunnel collapse at Hanford Nuclear Site - no radioactivity release reported, Daily Kos, May 9, 2017
• Tunnel collapse at Hanford Nuclear site, emergency declared, CBS News, May 9, 2017
• Nuclear Waste Conversion: Glass Logs or Encased in Concrete & Buried Underground, The Science Times, May 9, 2017
• Hanford worker protection trial delayed again, Tri-City Herald, May 8, 2017
• ACTION ALERT #1 - Fund Public Involvement, Hanford Challenge, May 1, 2017