The West Lake side of the landfill contains 47,000 tons of radioactive waste including Uranium 238, Thorium 230 and Radium 226. ibid.
In 1990 the West Lake landfill was designated as a Superfund site. ibid.
Proposed site of isolation barrier north quarry area chart. ibid.
‘We’re just mums and we’re scared.’ ibid.
Louis Gibbs founded the Lake Canal Homeowners Association to fight dioxine poisoning in the community. ibid. caption 1980
We had all of those cancers. Every single one. ibid. resident
Royal City, Washington: Below my feet under the ground is a military junkyard. It’s a Titan 1 nuclear missile silo. What’s Inside America’s Abandoned Nuclear Sites? Vice TV 2023
The US spent trillions stockpiling their arsenal, but they are in no hurry to clean up the mess. ibid.
This missile silo is one of hundreds across the US that were already out of date by the time they were ready for action. ibid.
How much of your rubbish is really being recycled? We reveal how millions of tons of waste left out for recycling ends up being incinerated. How burning wastes creates more carbon emissions than you think. And is the shift to incineration holding back recycling rates? Dispatches: The Dirty Truth About Your Rubbish, Channel 4 2021
‘In the course of making plutonium for nuclear weapons they dumped about 440 billion gallons of contaminated liquids into the ground.’ Radioactive Waste: A Nuclear Nightmare, Youtube 1.16.55, Endevr 2023
These images shot in June 2002 shocked public opinion. It showed that certain areas of the ocean bottom are covered with radioactive barrels that are ripped open. Where is the nuclear waste they contained? ibid.
In less that 50 years countries using nuclear energy have buried over 100,000 metric tons of waste in various oceans. The British alone have dumped 80% of the total amount. ibid.
The radioactive contamination continues to spread beneath the [underground] tanks. ibid.
A badly maintained tank of nuclear waste exploded in the Urals in 1957 … This nuclear accident was the worst in the world before Chenobyl. But everything was kept secret. ibid.