[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, REGULATION: Hanford Nuclear Reservation court ruling

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Court orders feds to clean up World War II era nuclear site

by Peter Jackson
Crosscut (WA)
April 18, 2016



Late on March 11, a U.S. District judge quietly issued a novella-length ruling, which may reshape the way the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) manages the 56 million gallons of highly radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

“It’s a big deal,” said Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson in an interview. “The court specifically said that the Department of Energy must meet its deadlines.”

Northwesterners have watched this movie enough times to parrot the dialogue. The feds heel-drag on Hanford cleanup, as lawmakers harrumph and scold the Department of Energy secretary. Time passes; there are new lawmakers and a new DOE secretary. Press repeat.

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For there entire article, see
http://crosscut.com/2016/04/turnabout-feds-may-have-to-deliver-at-hanford/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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