DOE admits recent Hanford release lasted days longer than they said

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http://www.king5.com/news/local/DOE-responds-to-KING-5-exclusive-on-gas-release-at-Hanford-201713551.html

by GARY CHITTIM / KING 5 News
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Posted on April 5, 2013 at 7:33 PM

Updated Friday, Apr 5 at 7:40 PM
Related:

• Unexpected gas releases from Hanford tank
• Concerns over gas build ups in Hanford tanks
• Nuclear board warns of Hanford tank explosion risk

The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a statement Friday insisting a hydrogen gas release at Hanford last month was not an unexpected event. But the DOE does not challenge KING 5?s exclusive report disputing the duration of the potentially dangerous release.

On Thursday, KING 5 challenged the DOE?s assessment of the March 15th release, which stated it was an expected 36-hour event. Based on information from confidential sources, KING 5 learned the release actually lasted much longer, up to five days,
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KING 5 maintains the duration and intensity of the release elevate it beyond what could be considered ?expected.?...

If DOE is having a problem with counting, that makes their plan to dilute radioactive scrap metal to a level they consider safe for baby spoons and jewelry findings even more outrageous that it sounded at first.