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Trump pitches $120 million budget cut for Hanford nuclear site despite recent radioactive scares

The Japan Times

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's proposed budget includes a cut of about $120 million for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, despite two recent incidents that raised concern about worker safety at the former nuclear weapons production site. Hanford for decades made plutonium for nuclear weapons, and it now is engaged in a massive environmental cleanup that costs more than $2 billion per year. "The Tri-Cities community sacrificed a lot to help our country win World War II and the Cold War," said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, a member of the appropriations committee, on Tuesday. "The president's proposed budget for Hanford, despite urging from both sides of the aisle, is a real disappointment." The 2018 budget proposal still must go through Congress.