Tunnel at plutonium finishing plant collapses in Hanford

[appal_jack]

1. Hanford is such a tragic mess.

I toured the site in 1991, back when Batelle had the contract to run the facility. The Batelle engineers acted like they had everything worked out, but neighbors in the community reported continued pollution, cover-ups, and health problems. Of course, the legacy of pollution and groundwater contamination between the 1950's and then was astounding, and only the supremely arrogant were thinking anything there could be an easy fix. Twenty-six years and several government contracts later, it seems like not much has improved.

k&r,

-app