If the idea of standing on top of a mammoth pile of nuclear waste sounds appealing, then Weldon, Missouri, is the place for you.
The Nuclear Waste Adventure Trail
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A sign details the rules for visitors who choose to climb the Weldon Spring disposal cell. (Photo courtesy the Center for Land Use Interpretation)
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A view of the top of the Nuclear Waste Adventure trail. (Photo by Mark Schuver)
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The uranium plant that used to be where the Weldon Spring disposal cell is now. Those buildings and much of what was in them, are now inside the disposal cell. (US Dept. of Energy)
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Placing contaminated waste in the Weldon Spring disposal cell before it was capped and sealed shut. (US Dept. of Energy)