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Inslee says Hanford leaks could be 1,000 gal/year

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee says radioactive waste tanks may be leaking some 1,000 gallons a year at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.Inslee said Wednesday that numbers are still being evaluated to determine exactly how much has leaked and how fast the waste is leaving the tanks. The 1,000-gallon figure is a rough estimate based on the early assessment of six problematic tanks.Hanford has 177 aging tanks that store millions of gallons of radioactive sludge. Inslee says there's no technology to plug the leaks, so officials are working on a solution to remove the sludge from the leaking tanks. He's also expressed concerns about the other tanks at the reservation.Federal officials say there is no immediate threat to public safety and that they have not detected any discernible change in contamination levels in monitoring wells....

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  1. FBI searches apartment after ricin letters discovered in Washington state

    Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadl...

  2. Former UW , WSU coach Harshman dies at 95

    Former Washington and Washington State men's basketball coach Marv Harshman has died at 95.Harshman's death was confirmed on Friday afternoon by the University of Wa...

  3. Wash . state woman spots stolen car in drive-thru

    A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later — in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works.Th...

  4. About 250,000 Washington customers without power

    About 250,000 electric customers around Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia were without power Friday because of a winter storm that coated much of Washington state in ice, ...

  5. Washington evaluating options for leaking Hanford tanks

    Officials at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site are considering a number of options to deal with six leaking waste tanks there, including covers over the ta...

  6. Washington State Looks Set to Vote Kerry

    Sen. John Kerry ( search )  has a lot of worries in the closing days of the presidential election, but Washington state is not one of them.President Bush has all but...

  7. Knife carried by Navy SEAL in Bin Laden raid fetches $35G

    A knife carried by a Navy SEAL during the raid that killed Usama bin Laden sold for more than $35,000 at an auction to raise money for a friend's company that's seek...

  8. Murder in Bakken Formation: Police probe possible connection to other disappearances

    The murder of a North Dakota man has authorities investigating whether other recent missing persons cases are connected or the work of separate criminals who've desc...

  9. Mount Saint Helens 'Reloading' For Future Eruption

    On Sunday morning, May 18, 1980, an earthquake that measured magnitude 5.1 triggered an eruption of Mount Saint Helens in Washington state that did not fully cease u...

  10. Website reportedly pits Washington state high school students in 'hotness tournament'

    It's May Madness at a high school in Washington state.That's the name of an online tournament where boys at Issaquah High School pit their female classmates against ...

  11. Body of son of boxing promoter Bob Arum found in Washington's North Cascades

    A five-day search for the missing son of top boxing promoter Bob Arum ended when a helicopter located John Arum's body on a rugged Washington state mountain in North...

  12. Afghans tell of US soldier's killing rampage

    Sitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant black shawl. Hidden from view, her words burst forth a...

  1. Sen. Patty Murray Has Slim Lead in Wash . State

    OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray took a slim lead over Republican challenger Dino Rossi in Tuesday's early vote returns, raising the possibility o...

  2. Seattle waives backup QB Josh Portis

    The Seattle Seahawks have waived backup quarterback Josh Portis a day after news surfaced of his arrest for driving under the influence earlier this month.The Seahaw...

  3. Washington Rep. Inslee to resign House seat, focus on run for governor

    Democratic officials say veteran Rep. Jay Inslee intends to resign from Congress to focus full time on running for governor of Washington state this fall. Inslee is ...

  4. Seattle MF Evans added to US training camp roster

    Seattle Sounders midfielder Brad Evans will join the U.S. men for a training camp ahead of next month's trio of World Cup qualifiers.Evans was added to the roster Tu...

  5. Utah police close investigation into disappearance of Susan Powell

    Josh Powell reportedly had an affair just months before his wife disappeared and his brother may have been "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, Utah police...

  6. Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison

    The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.New det...

  7. Washington state's Democratic governor, Chris Gregoire , says she won't seek re-election

    Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire won't have to worry about running in another competitive gubernatorial contest.Gregoire, who first won election as governor in a nail ...

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