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Cracks appear in nuclear waste sarcophagus on Runit island

Sydney Morning Herald: 50 years after the US military's nuclear tests on the Marshall Islands ended, islanders are still fighting to make their environment safe. A US radioactive dump is cracking up, but Washington is refusing to spend any more money on a clean-up.

 

Posted by Physics Today on August 20, 2008 10:29 AM |

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