▲ 189 ▼ Scientists descended more than 15,400 feet into the Atlantic and found more than 200,000 barrels of leaking radioactive waste (www.earth.com) submitted 2 months ago by fattyfoods@feddit.nl to c/collapse@lemmy.zip 33 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 months ago (3 children) Who dumped it there? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 2 months ago (1 child) Based on the article, several nations used the area for dumping waste in the late 40s through the 60s Oddly they call out France specifically but nobody else. Based on the nuclear material found it's likely weapons test waste. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago Probably because France conducted the survey permalink fedilink source parent [–] meco03211@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago One mention of the French dumping over 46,000 barrels in the late '60s. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 2 months ago (1 child) Based on the article, several nations used the area for dumping waste in the late 40s through the 60s Oddly they call out France specifically but nobody else. Based on the nuclear material found it's likely weapons test waste. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago Probably because France conducted the survey permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago Probably because France conducted the survey permalink fedilink source parent
[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago One mention of the French dumping over 46,000 barrels in the late '60s. permalink fedilink source parent