The potential for leaks in aging underground radioactive waste tanks is a constant concern for the Department of Energy's Environmental Management program. After more than a year of negotiation, DOE and the Washington State Department of Ecology have reached an accord on handling waste from two leaking underground tanks at the Hanford site. In this week's episode, Michael Butler, host of the Gone Fission Nuclear Report, talks to David Bowen, Ecology's Nuclear Waste Program Manager, about the agreement and how his Department is carrying out its regulatory responsibilities with respect to the Hanford waste tanks.
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