Nuclear scars: Tainted water runs beneath Nevada desert

Years of underground nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site have left hundreds of craters filled with radioactive rubble. Above, Yucca Flat. (U.S. Department of Energy / May 11, 2009)

The state faces a water crisis and population boom, but radioactive waste from the Nevada Test Site has polluted aquifers.

“A sea of ancient water tainted by the Cold War is creeping deep under the volcanic peaks, dry lake beds and pinyon pine forests covering a vast tract of Nevada.” Read the whole story at the LA Times.

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