Accidents and Emergencies

Dome with radioactive waste collapsing
Radioactive Dome Holding 120,000 Tons of Waste Is Crumbling in the Marshall Islands

The Threat of the Runit Dome A massive concrete structure on Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands—known as the Runit Dome—is at risk of collapse. This 115-meter-wide dome was built to contain over 120,000 tons of radioactive debris left over from American nuclear tests. Cracks have already appeare...

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