Nuclear sites, including Hanford, feeling the heat as climate change stokes wildfires drought

Dozens of active and idle laboratories and manufacturing and military facilities across the nation that use, store or are contaminated with radioactive material are increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather. Many also perform critical energy and defense research and manufacturing that could be disrupted or crippled by fires, floods and other disasters. Dozens of active and…

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