#columbiariver — Public Fediverse posts

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.. U.S. produced plutonium for Cold War nuclear weapons in Washington. Decades later, 56 million gallons of highly radioactive waste remain
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".. debate ..how much waste should receive that highest level of protection .. ongoing for years. .. potential long-term risks to groundwater and .. Columbia River."

https://en.as.com/latest_news/the-us-produced-plutonium-for-cold-war-nuclear-weapons-in-washington-decades-later-56-million-gallons-of-highly-radioactive-waste-remain-f202608-n/

5.8.2026

#Atomkraft #Atommüll #ColumbiaRiver #Hanford #HanfordSite #Kernenergie #NuclearWaste #Pollution #Plutonium #PU #RadioactiveWaste #TankFarm #USA #Water

Magma And Mountain Building At The Columbia River Gorge
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https://www.earthscope.org/news/magma-and-mountain-building-at-the-columbia-river-gorge/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adj3357 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #GPS #geophysics #subductionzone #plateboundary #PNW #Oregon #columbiariver #geology #structuralgeology #model #modeling #vulcanism #volcanic #magma #fieldwork #igneous #platetectonics #uplift #compression #extension #geologicmapping #geologic #orogeny #mountains #mountainbuilding