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How was the radioactive waste handled at the Hanford Site?

-It was shipped on trains to a more remote location.

-It was transferred in the form of gas along a pipeline.

-It was shipped to the coast and dumped into the Pacific Ocean.

-It was placed in underground tanks, where it later leaked into the ground.

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User Jesfre
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Answer:

Its D "It was placed in underground tanks, where it later leaked into the ground. "

Step-by-step explanation:

Just took it

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User Pwightman
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Step-by-step explanation:

During the production years, the most dangerous radioactive wastes were stored in large underground tanks while hundreds of billions of gallons of liquid and millions of cubic feet of solid waste were disposed to the soil and groundwater environments at Hanford.

hope this helps a bit.

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