Cat litter blamed for $240m radiation leak at New Mexico nuclear waste dump

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Cat litter blamed for $240m radiation leak at New Mexico nuclear waste dump [1]

A radiation leak at an underground nuclear waste dump in New Mexico was caused by “chemically incompatible” contents, including cat litter, that reacted inside a barrel of waste causing it to ruptu

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27/03/2015

Source: Guardian (UK) [2]

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