Fears Huge Nuclear Dump Buried Under Concrete Dome Could Be Unleashed Into Sea

Fears huge nuclear dump buried under concrete dome could be unleashed into sea

The Runit Dome was built to contain radioactive waste from nuclear experiments in the middle of the 20th century (Picture: US Defense Special Weapons Agency/Cover Media) A Pacific Island is sitting atop a nuclear time bomb that could pollute the oceans for centuries. Scientists have discovered that a concrete structure built to contain radioactive waste from Cold War-era testing is showing signs of deterioration. The site, known as Runit Dome, s…

The Massive Radioactive Tomb in the Pacific Ocean Is Leaking. What Happens Now?

In 1958, the United States detonated an 18-kiloton nuclear device known as the “Cactus” test on Runit Island in the Marshall Islands. It left behind a crater that would later become one of the Pacific’s most unsettling landmarks. Some decades later, that crater was filled with more than 120,000 tons of radioactive debris and sealed […]