After recording "Hanford's Burping Tank," an episode about the extent of the waste cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Site, the area experienced a real emergency when part of a tunnel storing contaminated waste partially collapsed. Oregon activated its Agency Operations Center, and went to work.

Our Assistant Director for Nuclear Safety, Ken Niles, shares some info about the incident and Oregon's response.

Learn more about us: www.oregon.gov/energy

Music: "If" by Broke For Free, www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/