State investigates possibly contaminated liquid dumped at Hanford
RICHLAND – The Washington State Department of Ecology is investigating a report of potentially contaminated liquid dumped into the ground at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in August.
Initial analyses of soil samples collected where the liquid was dumped found no contamination above background levels, said Randy Bradbury, spokesman for the Department of Ecology, a Hanford regulator.
Washington River Protection Solutions, the Hanford nuclear reservation’s tank farm contractor, notified the state of the incident, but not until a couple of weeks after it happened. It is required to report incidents immediately, Bradbury said.
The tank farm contractor believes it did not violate state regulations, said Peter Bengtson, spokesman for Washington River Protection Solutions.
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