Commercial Low-Level Waste

Nevada Cites Rainwater, Corrosion in Rad Waste Fire

By Photo of Chris Schneidmiller

Karl Herchenroeder
RW Monitor
1/8/2016
A reaction from rainwater and material from corroded steel drums led to an industrial fire in October at a closed low-level radioactive waste dump 115 miles northwest of Las Vegas, according to the Nevada State Fire Marshal.
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