RICHLAND — A federal government study has analyzed options for treating waste at a decommissioned nuclear site in Washington.
The Tri-City Herald reported Monday that the National Academies of Sciences issued a report concerning ways to treat radioactive material at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland.
The draft analysis considered three ways to treat the waste at a $17 billion plant that is under construction.
The report says vitrifying or glassifying the waste would be considerably more expensive than other options.
