U.S. Hanford Nuclear Site to Glassify Plutonium Waste
RICHLAND, Washington, January 12, 2021 (ENS) – The U.S. Department of Energy is poised to complete a cleanup commitment that has been decades in the making – immobilizing in glass the least radioactive portion of the tank waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in south central Washington State.
For more than 40 years, nuclear reactors at Hanford produced plutonium for America’s defense program. Beginning in 1943, the site was used to produce plutonium for the bomb that brought an end to World War II. Production was ramped up again in 1947 to meet the challenges of the Cold War and continued until 1987 when the last reactor stopped operation.
While on the campaign trail, President Trump, seen here on the South Lawn of the White House in June, frequently bemoaned what he viewed as insufficient water pressure of devices like showerheads. Credit: AFP via Getty Images
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The U.S. Department of Energy has finalized two new rules that offer a win to President Trump in his personal crusade to roll back water efficiency standards on appliances like showerheads.
Trump frequently has bemoaned what he views as insufficient water pressure with newer appliances.
The new rules, announced Tuesday, loosen water regulations on showerheads and for washers and dryers. The Trump administration heralded the standards as a victory for the quality of life of Americans.
Trump Bemoaned Water Pressure. Now His Administration Has Eased Standards
Thursday, December 17, 2020
While on the campaign trail, President Trump, seen here on the South Lawn of the White House in June, frequently bemoaned what he viewed as insufficient water pressure of devices like showerheads.
Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images
The U.S. Department of Energy has finalized
two new rules that offer a win to President Trump in his personal crusade to roll back water efficiency standards on appliances like showerheads.
Trump frequently has bemoaned what he views as insufficient water pressure with newer appliances.
The new rules, announced Tuesday, loosen water regulations on showerheads and for washers and dryers.
Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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While on the campaign trail, President Trump, seen here on the South Lawn of the White House in June, frequently bemoaned what he viewed as insufficient water pressure of devices like showerheads. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
The U.S. Department of Energy has finalized
two new rules that offer a win to President Trump in his personal crusade to roll back water efficiency standards on appliances like showerheads.
Trump frequently has bemoaned what he views as insufficient water pressure with newer appliances.