国际英语资讯:U.S. state of Washington opposes federal plan to reclassify nuclear waste
<p><span word="SAN">SAN</span> <span word="FRANCISCO">FRANCISCO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 8-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="objections">objections</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="downplays">downplays</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="dumping">dumping</span> <span word="site">site</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reclassifies">reclassifies</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decommissioned">decommissioned</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southeastern">southeastern</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="obligation">obligation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gallons">gallons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="toxic">toxic</span>, <span word="radioactive">radioactive</span> <span word="waste">waste</span>," <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="Inslee">Inslee</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grant">grant</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unilateral">unilateral</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="level">level</span>, <span word="radioactive">radioactive</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>" <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Hanford">Hanford</span> <span word="Nuclear">Nuclear</span> <span word="Reservation">Reservation</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="Hanford">Hanford</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="public">public</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="conversations">conversations</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Hanford">Hanford</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="tanks">tanks</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="waste">waste</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plutonium">plutonium</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="arsenal">arsenal</span>.</p><p><span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span>, <span word="opposing">opposing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="reinterpret">reinterpret</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classification">classification</span> <span word="of">of</span> 56 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gallons">gallons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Hanford">Hanford</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Inslee">Inslee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Ferguson">Ferguson</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hanford">Hanford</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="military">military</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="atomic">atomic</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="in">in</span> 177 <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="tanks">tanks</span>.</p>
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