Lake Karachai: Russia's Nuclear Waste Legacy
Radiation levels remain lethal at Russia's Lake Karachai, a nuclear waste dump from Soviet times. In the 1990s, even an…
China's 7km Spiral Ramp for Underground Nuclear Waste Lab
Deep beneath the Gobi Desert, China is constructing a 7km spiral ramp for a nuclear waste research lab, aiming to advan…
Goiânia Tragedy: The Deadly Caesium-137 Radiation Accident
In 1987 Goiânia, Brazil residents unwittingly exposed themselves to Caesium-137; a dangerous radioactive waste that emi…