At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble

Eric Nusbaum tours the largest environmental cleanup operation the United States government has ever undertaken.

Published Feb. 24 2013 5:45AM EST

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This month, the Department of Energy announced that a tank at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state is leaking up to 300 gallons of radioactive waste a year.

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At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble

Eric Nusbaum tours the largest environmental cleanup operation the United States government has ever undertaken.

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