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The Crumbling Runit Dome: The Hidden Nuclear Nightmare of the Marshall Islands
The dome, also known as “The Tomb,” was meant as a temporary solution, but it has now become a long-term concern. In 2019, ...
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A 'tomb' in the Marshall Islands contains enough radioactive waste to fill 35 Olympic-sized pools. It's starting to crack.
In the Marshall Islands, locals have a nickname for the Runit Dome nuclear-waste site: They call it "The Tomb." The sealed pit contains more than 3.1 million cubic feet of radioactive waste ...