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Most radioactive site in US is moving on from the Manhattan Project (newatlas.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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Vitrification is being used to move the radioactive material into a "safe" form. Then it is stored in trenches or deep underground.

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[–] 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I work there. Not many people know that Hanford even exists, but it’s nice to see an optimistic article rather than one comparing it to Chernobyl or something.

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