A fire is raging at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state. Plutonium for nuclear weapons was formerly produced at Hanford. As a result of the current fire, there is a threat of dispersal of radioactive materials from the site. Consider the following, from the Hanford Site web page. Hanford's Vision: The Hanford Site has dealt with legacy wastes, and has become a national environmental science and technology asset performing new missions. Hanford's Missions: Hanford's missions are to safely clean up and manage the site's legacy wastes, and to develop and deploy science and technology. Through these missions we contribute to the economic diversification of the region. [My comments: Talk about spin. This is public relations raised to a high art form.] Tom Mathews - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]