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DECEMBER 8, 2000

The federal government began removing spent nuclear fuel from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on Thursday.

The fuel rods are threatening the Columbia River, about 400 yards away. They will be stored in a different location on the site.

Get the Story:
Spent fuel being removed from leaky Hanford basins (AP 12/8)

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Relevant Links:
Revised tribal policy, Department of Energy - www.hanford.gov/doe/inp/proginfo.htm
Indian Nations Program, Hanford Site - www.hanford.gov/doe/inp/index.htm
Cultural and Historic Resource Pogram, Hanford Site - www.hanford.gov/doe/culres/native.html
Tribal Nations Involvement, Office of Environmental Management - www.em.doe.gov/em22/tribindx.html