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by virtuallynathan 772 days ago
I’ve heard stories from people who have worked at Hanford, and it seems like a lot of that money is being squandered. Excess caution, basically everything is radioactive waste, and just overall wasteful spending for decades.
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Isn’t that exactly the point?

“Clean up” is clearly a euphemism for some sort of money funnel.

Hanford.gov even readily admits this!

“In April 2009, the Hanford Site received a nearly $2 billion in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Contractors quickly hired thousands of new employees for temporary stimulus jobs in environmental cleanup.”