Hanford workers prepare for high-risk excavation of waste (w/video)
Published Thursday, January 10th, 2008
By Annette Cary, Herald staff writer
Hanford workers are preparing to start next week digging up radioactive and chemical waste that could spontaneously catch fire when exposed to air.
"We're planning for the worst case," said John Darby, project manager for the Department of Energy's contractor, Washington Closure Hanford.
The 618-7 Burial Ground was used from 1960 to 1973 for waste from the Hanford nuclear reservation's 300 Area just north of Richland where fuel was made for Hanford's reactors and research was conducted.
