Critics Decry Proposed Cuts In Hanford Nuclear Cleanup Plan
February 11, 2020 11:42AM PST
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Advocates for cleaning up a former nuclear weapons production site in Washington state are outraged that the Trump administration is proposing a $700 million budget cut next year.
The proposal released Monday by President Donald Trump called for cutting the annual Hanford cleanup budget from about $2.5 billion to about $1.8 billion.
Such a budget cut is almost certain to delay the cleanup, which is on a legally-enforced schedule.
The Hanford Nuclear Reservation, located near Richland, Washington, was created as part of the Manhattan Project during World War II as the nation raced to create nuclear weapons.
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