Leak in Hanford double-shell tank getting worse

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Hanford Site in eastern Washington
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An aerial view of part of the Hanford Site, looking east from the Columbia River toward the Central Plateau.

Access to the Hanford Site is restricted. The 586-square-mile reserve is one of the most contaminated places in the Western Hemisphere, thanks to decades of plutonium production for the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

by SUSANNAH FRAME / KING 5 News

Posted on June 13, 2013 at 11:11 AM

Updated Thursday, Jun 13 at 5:06 PM

The leak in a massive underground double-shell nuclear waste tank at the Hanford Site has grown significantly since the leak was first announced to the public last fall, according to sources who have seen new inspection video and photographs.
The tank -- known as AY-102 -- holds 860,000 gallons of radioactive waste generated during decades of plutonium production at the southeastern Washington reservation.

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