America in 'huge trouble,' says nuclear expert

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77. I've been to Hanford

We visited on an environmental science college field program in the early 1990's. I remember seeing the retired submarines cut in thirds before disposal: front and back thirds re low-level waste, center third with reactor was of course high-level.

Back then, the disposal technique that was going to make everything all right was 'in-situ vitrification:' just melt rock into glass all around the waste, and it would be stabilized. How did that work out?

Besides meeting with officials at Hanford and whatever corporate contractor they had at the time, we also met with some activists from the community and nearby farmers. The stories of secrecy and coverup and disease in the region were truly horrifying.

Anyone proposing new nuke development should be told to clean-up p,aces like Hanford first.

-app