Conn. OKs waste storage at Dominion nuclear plant
Connecticut officials authorized Dominion Resources Inc.'s Millstone nuclear plant on Thursday to significantly expand nuclear waste storage capacity over the next 30 years. Full story
Washington state governor worried budget cuts will hit nuke cleanup
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington state Governor Jay Inslee on Wednesday warned billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts could hamper the U.S. government's ability to clean up the Hanford Nuclear Reservation site in his state, where six underground tanks were last week revealed to be leaking. Full story
Radioactive waste leaking from 6 tanks at Washington state nuclear site
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Six underground storage tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation along the Columbia River in Washington state were recently found to be leaking radioactive waste, but there is no immediate risk to human health, state and federal officials said on Friday. Full story
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Wa. gov.: Nuclear waste leak possibly 'going on for years'
A tank at a Washington state facility that was for years identified as a "repeat leaker" is still in use. KING's Gary Chittim reports.
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