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Archive Home > 2009 > November > 14 > Hidden ocean of radiation threatens vast tract of Nevada

Hidden ocean of radiation threatens vast tract of Nevada

By Ralph Vartabedian / The Bulletin
November 14, 2009

YUCCA FLAT, Nev. — 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.

Over 41 years, the federal government detonated 921 nuclear warheads underground at the Nevada Test Site, 75 miles....

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