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Energy Dept.: Slow Leak in Hanford Waste Tank
It is the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site, with cleanup expected to last decades
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — There is a
slow leak in the oldest double-shell waste
tank at the Hanford nuclear reservation
that’s allowing highly radioactive and haz-
ardous waste to leak into the space between
the inner and outer shells, the federal
Department of Energy said Monday.
No waste is believed to have leaked from
the outer shell into the soil beneath the
between the two tank walls between Thurs-
day and Sunday.
The tank is one of 28 double-shell con-
tainers used to hold waste from older,
leak-prone single-shell tanks. They hold 56
million gallons of radioactive waste from
the past production of weapons plutonium
until it can be treated for disposal.
The tank is roughly 40 years old and con-
tains about 850,000 gallons of sludge
and liquid waste.
Plans call for continued twice-weekly
visual inspections using cameras and
regular checks of liquid levels inside the
primary tank, said Tom Fletcher, assis-
tant manager for the Tank Farms
Project.
Fletcher added that his people are
“working collaboratively” with the state
Ecology Department to determine what
to do next and to “ensure that we are effec-
tively protecting the public and the
environment.’’
Routine monitoring has not detected leaks
in any of the other double-shell tanks, the
Energy Department said. Expanded inspec-
tions are planned on six other tanks similar
to the one that is leaking.
The federal government created Hanford
... people are “working
collaboratively” with the
state Ecology
Department to determine
what to do next
underground tank on the south-central
Washington reservation, the agency said.
The Tri-City Herald reports that earlier
testing showed that some of the material
seen between the two walls of the tank was
radioactive waste. Now DOE has confirmed
a leak. While the exact amount isn’t known,
the agency said perhaps a couple table-
spoons of additional waste were seen
We honor the many
accomplishments of African
Americans.
It is our primary goal as a
labor union to better the
lives of all people working
in the building trades
through advocacy, civil
demonstration, and the
long-held belief that work-
ers deserve a "family wage" - fair pay for an honest day's work.
A family wage, and the benefits that go with it, not only strength-
ens families, but also allows our communities to become
stronger, more cohesive, and more responsive to their citizens'
needs.
Our family wage agenda reflects our commitment to people
working in the building trades, and to workers everywhere. In this
small way, we are doing our part to help people achieve the
American Dream. This dream that workers can hold dear regard-
less of race, color, national origin, gender, creed, or religious
beliefs.
The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters
Hanford’s twin KE and KW nuclear reactors in 2008 with the B Reactor in the
distance
in the 1940s as part of the top-secret Man-
hattan Project to build the atomic bomb.
Today, it is the nation’s most contaminated
nuclear site, with cleanup expected to last
decades.
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PCC SOUTHEAST CAMPUS
SITEWORK AND DEMO PACKAGE
2305 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland, OR
O’Neill Inc is currently bidding the sitework and
demo package including demo of 25,000 sf build-
ing, sitework, excavation, concrete, landscaping,
and miscellaneous improvements.
Bids due Nov 26, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Pre-Bid Meeting November 12, 2012 at
10:00 am. MANDATORY for demo scope
bidders, optional for other scopes. Meet in
front of Legin Restaurant, 8001 SE Division St
Portland, OR 97266
Trades Excluded: None
Plans are available for review on 11/8/12 at:
O’Neill Inc office, DJC Plan Center and MCIP.
Special Notes: This is a Prevailing Wage proj-
ect with Workforce Training requirements.
Certified payroll reporting is required. O’Neill Inc is
a union contractor.
O’NEILL INC
4444 SE 27th Ave,
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 493-6045
FAX (503) 460-0956
Contact: Aser Heye or Ali O’Neill
ORCCB #129027
O’Neill Inc is an equal opportunity employer and
requests sub-bids from Minority, women, disadvan-
taged and emerging small business enterprises.
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