#runitdome — Public Fediverse posts

#as:
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In 1977, the U.S. buried 120,000 tons of radioactive waste in a Pacific ‘nuclear tomb’ - Almost 50 yrs later, the ocean is threatening to expose the Runit Dome
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".. deteriorating condition has increasingly alarmed researchers."

"“Seawater is literally flowing through the radioactive waste.”"

https://en.as.com/latest_news/in-1977-the-us-buried-28-million-cubic-feet-of-radioactive-waste-in-a-pacific-nuclear-tomb-nearly-50-years-later-the-ocean-is-threatening-to-expose-the-runit-dome-f202607-n/

29.7.2026

#Atomkraft #Atommüll #CactusCrater #ColdWar #Kernenergie #NuclearWaste #Pacific #Pazifik #Pollution #RadioactiveWaste #Runit #RunitDome #USA #Umweltverschmutzung

abc.net.au:
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Cracks appear in Runit Dome amid sea level rise in Marshall Islands
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"But 50 years on, the dome is showing signs of deterioration.

Cracks line its outer shell, while groundwater flows beneath the structure, allowing contaminated waste to wash into the surrounding lagoon."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-15/cracks-appear-in-runit-dome-amid-sea-level-rise/106423684

14.3.2026

#Atommüll #ClimatChange #Enewetak #Klimakrise #Klimawandel #MarshallIslands #Meeresspiegelanstieg #NuclearWaste #Pacific #Pazifik #RunitDome #SeaLevelRise #USA #Veteran

"Decades old 'nuclear coffin' on Pacific Island cracks under climate stress"

#RMI #RunitDome #nuclear #NuclearWaste #ColdWar

https://essanews.com/decades-old-nuclear-coffin-on-pacific-island-cracks-under-climate-stress,6983549846845057a