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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Emergency Declared At Nuclear-Contaminated Site In Washington State

The Department of Energy has declared an emergency at a nuclear-contaminated site in Washington state, after soil caved in over a portion of a tunnel containing rail cars contaminated with nuclear waste.

"All personnel in the immediate area have been accounted for — they are safe — and there is no evidence of a radiological release," Destry Henderson, spokesperson for the Hanford site's emergency operations center, said in a brief statement on Facebook.

Some employees were evacuated and others were told to move indoors as a "precaution," officials say. Anna King of the Northwest News Network, a public radio station collaboration, reports that approximately 3,000 other workers in the area were originally taking cover indoors. Nonessential employees have since been sent home, and essential employees were instructed to avoid the site of the tunnel.

There are no reports of injuries.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awwww poor lib snowflake state.

Anonymous said...

7:49 that has a better economy than the state you live in...

Anonymous said...

Just where to you think you live? MD certainly isn't a red state.

Anonymous said...

There was a radiation leak, they even said it over the radio when they dispatched rescue personnel... How stupid can you people be???? You believe the media which lies right to your face...

Then you have dumb ass above, 7:49 AM making stupid idiotic statements like "awww poor lib snowflake state" He must be a cop since he doesn't care for anyone but him or herself... These people could be getting radiation and he or she wants to joke about it... And you all wonder why humanity is lost and why things are the way they are... Look at your on dumb ass self in the mirror first...

Anonymous said...

They should have tested the area before going in DumbA.. snowflake y dont u gp vol ur service.

Anonymous said...

Trouble, Trouble , Trouble
ahead.

Anonymous said...

SaLibury is in the fallout zone for Calvert Cliffs. Think before you wish ill will on those dealing with a radiation leak, Also, given the proximity to DC, the eastern shore is at risk for exposure due to an attack on DC.

Anonymous said...

Send in the Clowns.... Hillary, Nancy, Chuck, Rosie, Ellen.