Brown protests federal plan to transport liquid radioactive waste through Spokane
A plan to ship 2,000 gallons of radioactive waste from Washington state to Texas and Utah might result in it rolling through Spokane. If successful, Mayor Lisa Brown said millions could follow. Brown sent a letter on Wednesday,
Spokane Mayor opposes plans to transport 'millions of gallons' of liquid radioactive waste through Spokane
The City said hazardous waste would be shipped through Spokane from the Hanford Nuclear Site to Texas and Utah in liquid form.
Mayor Lisa Brown opposes hazardous waste shipments through Spokane
In a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Washington, Mayor Lisa Brown voiced her strong opposition to
Spokane Mayor Brown protests federal plan to transport liquid radioactive waste through her city
Brown told Inslee and the agencies that she opposes any shipment through Spokane or other routes. She said the liquid form poses an "unconscionable risk," especially when considering the possibility of a train derailment or other accident, which Spokane cannot afford.
Transport of radioactive liquid waste from Hanford Site draws concern from Spokane, Oregon officials
Some 2,000 gallons of low-level, liquid radioactive waste are set to be shipped from the Hanford Site in Richland next year, and they might be passing through Spokane. Part of a $17 million United States Department of Energy project called the "Test Bed Initiative,
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