The dome, also known as “The Tomb,” was meant as a temporary solution, but it has now become a long-term concern. In 2019, ...
The Runit Dome, also know as the Cactus Dome or The Tomb, is a 17-inch thick concrete dome with a 377-foot diameter. The dome stands out like a sore thumb against the lush island backdrop ...
During the event, two students from Sonora Middle School in Springdale gave a presentation their miniature replication of the Runit Dome, a nuclear waste site left from U.S. testing in the ...
In the Marshall Islands, locals have a nickname for the Runit Dome nuclear-waste site: They call it "The Tomb." The sealed pit contains more than 3.1 million cubic feet of radioactive waste ...
The resulting radioactive waste is still stored under the concrete “Runit Dome”. Now that’s at risk from heat and rising sea levels. Skip next section More on Nature and Environment from ...