AP: The U.S. District Court in Spokane has approved a new schedule for cleaning up toxic waste in underground tanks at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site.
Watchdog groups have complained that the new schedule delays cleanup at south-central Washington's Hanford nuclear reservation for too long. But federal and state officials said the consent decree imposes a new, enforceable and achievable schedule for ridding the tanks of waste.
In a statement Tuesday, Gov. Chris Gregoire said the agreement......
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United States: Court approves new Hanford cleanup schedule
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 26th, 2010
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