The DOE had long claimed that the 54 million gallons of deadly wastes held in 177 underground tanksabout 67 of which are thought to be leaking at the Hanford reservation would not reach groundwater. Well, it's there. New studies confirm radioactive waste from the tanks has reached the water table 230 feet below. Livermore Health Studies. If you are a Livermore resident wishing to get involved, please give us a call.
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More Plutonium Violations. This month Tri-Valley CAREs learned there has been a new plutonium criticality violation at Livermore. The word is that essentially all operations are now shut down in the plutonium facility, and that the Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board has just quietly completed an inspection. Additionally, we have heard there is more to the story on the 15 prior criticality violations than was written in the Lab's report. Ron, You Will be Missed.