US nuclear leak poses 'no danger to public'

Radioactive waste is leaking from a tank at a US nuclear site in Washington state. The government says there's no immediate danger, but the leak is raising concerns about the storage of the country's mounting stockpile of toxic waste. Rob Reynolds Reports.

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[JA TA]

I find it amazing that the government always has "budget" problems when it comes to keeping the environment clean or for doing positive things but they always...always have money for their Goddamned military and lavish living by congress.

[qwerty42]

And CNN and other news group wonders why they don't get anyone watching... right now they should have this type of news story (nuclear poison leak), but instead we have front page news of a sinking old ship (who cares?) and a big thing about the NBA and Michael Jordon. Sigh.

[foresakenlion]

No guy, Plutonium and Uranium... is not thousands of years, it's BILLIONS OF YEARS before the Half Life will have expired enough for it to be safe levels.... You need to build the worlds best storage tank, make it a UN project, take an uninhabited island and build it there now.

[SoftWhisperss]

Lol, yeap... like yeah our gubbermint lubs us, it'll tell us the truth.

[ducklamb1]

im just happy our government lets us know there is no threat from this nuclear waste leaking to god knows where.

[Phor Twenny]

ugh great no IMMEDIATE dangers LOL

[orest227]

"no immediate threat" because cancer takes time.

[harboringanomalies]

Death is inevitable, so I'd rather not live in paranoia of whether or not the plastic bottles I use contain fatal doses of this weeks phlebotinum. Rather I'd like to avoid drinking atomic sludge is all.

[harboringanomalies]

Vancouver, WA buddy.

[freesk8]

"War is the health of the state." Ambrose Bierce

War has always been the excuse for politicians to expand their own power. It is the people who wind up paying for it. They persuade us to grant them new powers using fear. And that power corrupts them.

[Gordon Parnell]

Assholes waiting for the miracle cure to the nuclear disease. Fools, Criminals and Senators, but i repeat myself.

[ApeMecha]

the govt thinks radiation is good for your kids, therefore it's true!