U.S. engineers to inspect possible leak at Hanford nuclear site
(CNN) -- U.S. inspectors are investigating a possible leak at the Hanford nuclear site after an elevated contamination reading was found in a leak detection pit, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Friday.
The elevated reading, however, doesn't pose an immediate public health threat, Inslee said.
"This is most disturbing news for Washington," the governor said in a statement. "The discovery was made during a routine pumping outside the tank when pumps are also surveyed for radioactivity."
The leak detection pit is located outside and adjacent to a double-shell tank identified as AY-102, the governor said.
"It is not clear yet whether that contamination is coming directly from the outer shell of the AY-102 but it must be treated with the utmost seriousness," Inslee said.
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(CNN) -- U.S. inspectors are investigating a possible leak at the Hanford nuclear site after an elevated contamination reading was found in a leak detection pit, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Friday.
The elevated reading, however, doesn't pose an immediate public health threat, Inslee said.
"This is most disturbing news for Washington," the governor said in a statement. "The discovery was made during a routine pumping outside the tank when pumps are also surveyed for radioactivity."
The leak detection pit is located outside and adjacent to a double-shell tank identified as AY-102, the governor said.
"It is not clear yet whether that contamination is coming directly from the outer shell of the AY-102 but it must be treated with the utmost seriousness," Inslee said.
more
U.S. engineers inspect possible leak at Hanford nuclear site - CNN.com