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Waste, Radiation, and Danger; The Hanford Nuclear Power Plants.

Date Submitted: 06/07/2002 10:56:37
Category: / Society & Culture / Environment
Length: 4 pages (1145 words)
Waste, Radiation, and Danger; The Hanford Nuclear Power Plants Are nuclear power plants dangerous? In a word, yes, and Hanford is one of the oldest ones around, producing radiation since 1944. Radioactive materials emitted from a nuclear power plant, such as Hanford, can injure living tissue, and a high enough dose can kill. The public has seen the danger, although over a decade ago, the meltdown at Chernobyl will not be forgotten, and cannot because the …
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