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Oak Ridge uranium buried in trenches not leak proof report says
More than 51 million pounds of uranium chips were buried from 1954 to 1983 at the Y-12 plant in trenches without leak proof containers. The Energy Department plans to release a state report on disposal as health officials seek details on potential safety impacts.
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Nashville, Tenn
Oak Ridge
U.S. Department of Energy
Mike Huggins
State Department of Health and Environment
Huggins
Nashville
Tennessean
Knoxville Journal
Energy Department
Wayne Hibbetts
Jean Inman
Health and Environment Department
The
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion
Martin Marietta Corp
Martin Marietta
Union Carbide
Wayne Range
Range
Plymouth, Conn
Plymouth Board of Education