FROM BOMBS TO GLASS: HANFORD SITE CAN NOW TRANSFORM NUCLEAR WASTE
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✍️ The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state is transitioning from producing nuclear waste to converting it into a safer glass form, a key step in cleaning up the nation's most polluted nuclear waste site.
👉 Hanford Nuclear Reservation is converting nuclear waste into glass form 👉 The site produced most of the plutonium used in the nation's nuclear arsenal 👉 The project began in 2002 and has faced delays and budget overruns 👉 State regulators have issued the final permit needed to begin the process 👉 The conversion process involves mixing waste with additives and heating it to over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit
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