Reply #77: There may be, depending on how much of the radioactive material

[MineralMan]

has gotten out of the Hanford site. But, you already answered your question, so you knew that. And yet, despite that, people still choose to live in that area. The risk is known, but they still live there. As I pointed out, there are many farms in the area immediately adjacent to the Hanford facility.

I doubt that the mortality rate in the general Hanford area is measurably higher than in the rest of that state. It would be interesting to see if that is the case.

In an individual case, illness or death might be traced to the Hanford facility. On a general population basis, it's unlikely that any statistics will show the risk. That's why people continue to live in the area. Life's risky. People make choices.