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Proud of the Cloud

Once shrouded in secrecy, Hanford, the site of the largest nuclear waste dump in North America, is becoming a haven for tourists. Two billion dollars are being spent cleaning up the reactors that made the plutonium for the bomb dropped on Nagasaki. But local residents are not about to hide their town's past. Rajesh Mirchandani meets the community that is 'proud of the cloud'.

English
  • Originally Aired August 15, 2009
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network BBC World News
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