SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – A deal to address two nuclear waste storage tanks that are leaking radioactive materials into the soil in Washington state was reached Thursday between the state and the U.S. Department of Energy. But, a Democratic representative from Seattle, and long-time Hanford critic, noted the deal could allow the tanks to leak for years. The agency estimated it could take 25 or more years for waste from Tank B-109 to reach groundwater, and 70 or more years for Tank T-111 waste to reach groundwater.
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