Hanford Plant Evacuated After False Criticality Alarm

The Hanford Site’s Plutonium Finishing Plant was immediately evacuated Thursday morning when a criticality alarm sounded. Hanford officials confirmed 90 minutes later that it was a false alarm related to maintenance being conducted on the alarm system that morning.…

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