Subject: Washington Emergency! Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:06 am
Washington Emergency!
Published on Mar 2, 2014
.Emergency plan activated after 'massive' crack found in dam near nuclear site — Official: 'Serious problem'; Failure risk 'sufficiently high' — NOAA: "Potential for rapid increase in flows" — Gov't: Flooding could release radioactive waste from Hanfordhttp://enenews.com/emergency-response...
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Subject: Re: Washington Emergency! Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:27 am
I hate to say it, but the US is beginning to reap what its been sowing for the last 70 years: nuclear waste and fallout.
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Subject: Re: Washington Emergency! Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:54 am
CNN: “Horrible medical mystery… alarming rate of birth defects” in Washington — Babies missing parts of brain, skull — Mother outraged at gov’t — Nurse: “It’s very scary… absolutely something going on” — Cluster surrounds most polluted US nuclear site, yet never mentioned by media or officials (VIDEO)
Published: March 1st, 2014 at 9:52 pm ET By ENENews Email Article 104 comments
CNN, Mar. 1, 2014 (h/t Anonymous tip):
Elizabeth Cohen, CNN senior medical correspondent: Yakima Valley, Washington, a horrible medical mystery has unfolded — An alarming rate of birth defects. Sara Barron, a nurse in the region and was the first to report cases of anencephaly, babies born with much of their brain and skull missing.
Barron: “I was just stunned. 3 in a couple month period of time, that’s unheard of, and they’re such tragic, terrible outcomes.”
Cohen: Barron’s shocking discovery prompted an investigation by the state health department, which showed that in 3 counties, in a 3 year period, there were 23 cases of anencephaly, a rate 4 times the national average. [...]
Mandy Stahre, Washington State Health Department epidemiologist: “We have not found an answer, and that’s the very frustrating part because this is such a devastating diagnosis for a woman to have.” [...]
Cohen: The state hasn’t spoken to any of the families who had the babies with birth defects. Not a single one. [...] that outrages Andrea Jackman [...]
Andrea Jackman, baby born with spina bifida: “Nobody’s asked me anything. [...] What are you researching if you haven’t physically called the families to find out? What are you researching? [...] If it just happened to one person it could be random, but the fact that there’s so many different people that it’s happened to, there’s gotta be something that you can pinpoint that caused this.” [...]
Stahre: “We’re still trying to find what may be causing these. Were still investigating this. We’re not ruling anything out at this point [...] We’re considering just about everything at this point. [...] I don’t think [pregnant women should be worried].”
Cohen: But nurse Sara Barron isn’t so sure.
Barron: “I think it’s very scary. I think there’s absolutely something going on that needs to be investigated more thoroughly.”
CNN, Mar. 1, 2014: In her 30-year career as a nurse, Sara Barron had seen only two babies with anencephaly [...] in 2012, while working at a hospital in rural Washington state, she saw two cases in two months. [...] a birth defect that’s always fatal. [...] Was [the dad] exposed to any toxic chemicals? [...] Department of Health plans to report how many babies were born with neural tube defects in 2013. [...] “We’re still investigating this,” [Stahre] says. “This is nowhere near finished.” Tri-City Herald, Feb. 27, 2014: A genetic counselor in Yakima said she’s reported ["8 or 9"] additional cases of anencephaly and spina bifida since January 2013. See also: "Worrisome" spike in deadly birth defects around leaking U.S. nuclear site -- Officials claim "it could be a complete coincidence" -- No news reports mention it's by the most contaminated area in Western Hemisphere #Hanford
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Published: March 1st, 2014 at 9:52 pm ET By ENENews Email Article 104 comments
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Subject: Re: Washington Emergency! Sun Mar 02, 2014 2:01 pm
http://rt.com/usa/hanford-nuclear-tanks-flaw-401/
Here a leak, there a leak, everywhere leaks........but its not like they can move the waste to the wipp in NM. Lord help us.
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Subject: URGENT: 65 Foot Crack In Dam Near Hanford Washington Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:55 am
URGENT: 65 Foot Crack In Dam Near Hanford Washington
Published on Mar 3, 2014
The crack in the Wanapum Dam is so large it could cause a massive tsunami inland http://www.paulbegleyprophecy.com alsohttp://abcnews.go.com/US/washington-d... also bpearthwatch you tube channel
Washington Dam Has 65-Foot Crack March 1, 2014 By GILLIAN MOHNEY
A crack discovered in Wanapum Dam leads to emergency procedures. Wikimedia Commons
Engineers have started emergency procedures to stabilize a Washington dam after they found a 65-foot crack in the structure.
The Wanapum Dam, a hydroelectric project located on the Columbia River in Grant County, Wash., is still running after divers discovered a 65-foot crack that is 2-inches wide.
The problem was first identified after an engineer noticed a “bowing” in the roadway above the dam and later discovered that a concrete spillway was raised above the water by 2.5 inches, according to Grant County Public Utility District spokesman Thomas Stredwick.
“Since we’ve noticed the issue, there’s no additional movement for that spillway section,” said Stredwick.
Stredwick said there are more than a dozen concrete spillway sections, but only one has been affected by the crack.
The dam has not been evacuated and is still producing electricity for the central Washington region. Due to the severity of the problem, a crisis scenario plan has been implemented, meaning that the damage is significant enough that there is potential the dam could fail.
Some emergency procedures have been initiated, including collaborating with other agencies and notifying residents who own land below the dam of the issue. No evacuations have been ordered.
Engineers have also started to lower the water elevation and they expect the level of the river water to be 20 feet lower than normal by Monday.
To help repair the plant, engineers are performing stability studies to identify the extent of the damage. The crack could also cause problems at other hydroelectric dams along the river as the water is lowered or raised.
The failure of the dam would primarily affect the town of Vantage, which is six miles upstream.
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Subject: TV: Is cracked dam a ticking time bomb? “Next 24-48 Hours Critical” Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:41 am
TV: Is cracked dam a ticking time bomb? “Next 24-48 Hours Critical” — “Preparing for worst-case scenario” — No ‘immediate’ threat — Feds monitor structure, ‘sudden release’ possible — “Very few have faced this” — NPR: New photo shows ‘pronounced curve’ — Docks near Hanford nuke site closed (VIDEO & PHOTO)
Published: March 5th, 2014 at 12:24 am ET By ENENews
KAPP-TV, Mar. 4, 2014 (emphasis added): It’s been almost a week since workers at the Wanapum Dam made a startling discovery. A 65 foot crack along one of the spillways underwater […] The utility district says the crack poses no immediate threat to people living downstream.
NPR, Mar. 4, 2014: A photo posted by the utility [right] shows what the county employee saw last week: a pronounced curve in a conduit and part of the concrete, just below the guardrail
One News (Columbia Basin), Mar. 4, 2014: “It’s something that we’re taking very seriously,” [PUD spokesman Chuck Allen] said. […] [Dawn Woodward, PUD hydro director] told the commissioners it’sunknown what caused the crack andhow deep it is. The lower water level ensures a sudden release of water from the dam will fit into the river’s existing channel, Allen said. The utility and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission continue to monitor the dam to see if anything else occurs with the structure. The utility has closed the boat launches and docks at Wanapum and Priest Rapids ["near the Hanford nuclear reservation"] dams for safety precautions and because of the drop in the water elevation. It remains unknown how the crack can be fixed. Allen said. […]
KHQ, Mar. 3, 2014: As dozens of engineers and technical experts continue to inspect a 65-foot crack found Thursday in one of the 12 spillways of the Wanapum Dam, inspectors believe the risk of public danger is low, but they are preparing for the worst-case scenario.
Stephanie Vigil, KHQ anchor: Is the Wanapum Dam a ticking time bomb? […] There was a hidden danger no one knew about until a few days ago.
Watch the KHQ broadcast here
KHQ, Mar. 3, 2014: ‘The Next 24-48 Hours Are Critical’
Kelsey Watts, KHQ reporter: Federal officials, dozens of engineers and technical staff are on the ground with the top priority of stabilizing that compromised section.
Thomas Stredwick, Grant County PUD spokesperson: “It’s something that we haven’t faced before – and there are very few hydroelectric plants that have faced this before.”
Watts: Despite this 65 foot crack being discovered — one of the largest engineers are aware of here at one of the dams they operate –They say the risk to the public tonight is still very low. However they are monitoring this very closely in the coming days and weeks to determine what danger may exist for the people in this area.
Watch the KHQ broadcast here
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Subject: Re: Washington Emergency! Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:09 pm
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