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Home arrow News arrow RADIOACTIVE REMNANTS: Scientists monitoring groundwater from Nevada Test Site area for contamination
RADIOACTIVE REMNANTS: Scientists monitoring groundwater from Nevada Test Site area for contamination
Monitoring relies on plugging data into computer model

Radioactive groundwater laced with remnants of Cold War nuclear weapons tests is inching its way beyond the Nevada Test Site boundary where scientists expect they will soon find it for the first time.

The concentration of tritium is much higher than safe drinking water guidelines, but Department of Energy officials note it will be found within the surrounding Air Force range in an area not accessible by the public.

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