These areas are some of the most radioactive places on Earth.
Exposure to radiation is a part of our day-to-day life. Just stepping outside exposes you to reduced levels of ionizing radiation emanating from the sun, and you can t even take in some foods without exposure to radiation (even though it s in minute quantities).
And so, without delay, here are some of the most radioactive places in the world. The following list is in no specific order and is not comprehensive.
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1. Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant, Japan is one of the most radioactive places in the world
The 75-year-old tank in Washington state is leaking some 3.5 gallons of waste each day into an area where an estimated 200,000 gallons have already leaked from other tanks at the site.
By Tori B. Powell
Updated on: April 30, 2021 / 1:54 PM / CBS News
An underground radioactive chemical storage tank in southeast Washington state is leaking gallons of nuclear waste, according to the Washington State Department of Ecology, which is overseeing the site s cleanup.
The 75-year-old tank B-109 at Hanford Nuclear Reservation is estimated to be leaking 3.5 gallons of waste a day into the ground - the equivalent to nearly 1,300 gallons per year. This highlights the critical need for resources to address Hanford s aging tanks, which will continue to fail and leak over time, Laura Watson, the department s director, said in a statement.
The tank holds 123,000 gallons of waste and is leaking into an area where an estimated 200,000 gallons have already leaked from other tanks at the site, the state s Department of Ecology said. Since March of 2019, an estimated 1,700 gallons of waste have leaked from B-109, which the department has been tracking f
Gallons Of Nuclear Waste Leaking From Underground Tank In Washington
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Washington DOE Director Laura Watson says the leak poses no immediate increased risk
An estimated 1,700 gallons have leaked into the soil from B-109 since March 2019
The Washington State Department of Ecology has announced that an underground radioactive chemical storage tank in southeast Washington is leaking gallons of nuclear waste. Though the leak poses no immediate increased risk to workers or the public, it adds to the ongoing environmental threat at the Hanford site, officials said on Thursday.
Tank B-109 at Hanford Nuclear Reservation is 75 years old and is estimated to be leaking 3.5 gallons a day, or nearly 1,300 gallons per year. The Washington state DOE has been monitoring this tank for more than a year when a formal leak assessment first started.