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US nuclear leak raises concerns

Officials say radioactive waste leakage in Washington state poses no danger.
Last Modified: 17 Feb 2013 01:46

Radioactive waste has been leaking from a tank at a US nuclear site in Washington state.

The government says it poses no immediate danger to the public, but the leak is raising concerns about the storage of the country's mounting stockpile of toxic waste.

Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds reports.

 

 

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