Article 530FG A nuclear waste site where the biggest fear isn’t radiation, but coronavirus

A nuclear waste site where the biggest fear isn’t radiation, but coronavirus

by
Hallie Golden in Seattle
from Environment | The Guardian on (#530FG)

Workers at most toxic place in America' are terrified to return to a site where there has been very little protection from the outbreak

For more than a month, coronavirus has brought cleanup of a 586-square-mile decommissioned nuclear production complex in south-eastern Washington state to a near standstill.

Most of the more than 11,000 employees at the Hanford site were sent home in late March, with only essential workers remaining to make sure the most toxic place in America" stays safe and secure.

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