The Runit Dome, also known as "Cactus Dome," is a containment structure built on Runit Island in the Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. Constructed in the late 1970s, it encapsulates radioactive debris left from U.S. nuclear tests conducted between 1946 and 1958. The dome covers a crater filled with contaminated soil and materials, but concerns persist about its structural integrity and potential leakage due to rising sea levels and environmental degradation. The site remains a symbol of the long
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The Runit Dome, also known as "Cactus Dome," is a containment structure built on Runit Island in the Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. Constructed in the late 1970s, it encapsulates radioactive debris left from U.S. nuclear tests conducted between 1946 and 1958. The dome covers a crater filled with contaminated soil and materials, but concerns persist about its structural integrity and potential leakage due to rising sea levels and environmental degradation. The site remains a symbol of the long
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