[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION: Crack in Savannah River Site (SC) waste tank

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

New crack found in SRS waste tank

By Derrek Asberry
Aiken Standard
January 11, 2014

A new crack in one of the liquid waste tanks at the Savannah River  
Site has been discovered, but no waste has been released into the  
environment, according to Savannah River Remediation officials.

While representatives said it poses no immediate threat, the tank  
still contains what is heralded as some of the most dangerous nuclear  
waste in the state.

According to Rick Kelley with Savannah River Remediation public  
affairs, the tank in question is Tank 4. The crack is a hairline  
fracture, and it was discovered during annual inspections in September.

He said the crack is in the upper wall of the tank and is located  
above the nuclear waste level in the tank.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20140111/AIK0101/140119995/new- 
crack-found-in-srs-waste-tank

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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