The US Department of Energy has declared an emergency at the Hanford, Washington nuclear waste storage site, after a tunnel used to store contaminated materials caved in. The tunnel was full of highly contaminated materials such as hot radioactive trains that transport fuel rods. Tune in to this Newsbud Special Report with Spiro for history, context and implications.

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Show Notes

Tunnel at plutonium finishing plant collapses in Hanford

Emergency declared at Hanford nuclear reservation

Study: Higher cancer rates for Hanford workers

Hanford Workers Approved for Cancer Compensation

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Hanford.gov

Emergency declared at US Hanford nuclear waste site after tunnel collapse

Tunnel collapse at Hanford Nuclear site, emergency declared