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| Title | Frequently asked questions: Washington State′s lawsuit to enforce federal cleanup at Hanford | |||
| Month-Year Published | December 2008 | |||
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| Short Description |
The Energy Department is obligated under both the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA) and federal and state environmental statutes to empty the nuclear and toxic waste storage tanks and treat the waste from the tanks. We′ve asked the federal court to establish and enforce specific deadlines for emptying 142 single-shell tanks and for treating the 53 million gallons of hazardous and radioactive waste in all 177 underground tanks. | |||
| Publication Number | 08-01-041 | |||
| Author(s) | David Workman | |||
| Contact | Dru Butler, (509) 372-7934 | |||
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| Number of pages | 7 | |||
| Keywords | Columbia River Basin, contaminated groundwater, groundwater contamination, nuclear power plant, nuclear waste, tanks | |||
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| Related Web Content | Washington State Hanford Lawsuit | |||
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