Bridgeton Landfill Radioactive Waste Investigation
Sector: Waste Processing and Treatment • Location: Bridgeton, Missouri, United States
Source: Missouri Independent
Missouri officials have raised concerns about the potential presence of radioactive waste in the Bridgeton Landfill, which is experiencing a subsurface smoldering event. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has requested the EPA to take oversight of the landfill due to these concerns, suggesting it may contain nuclear waste similar to the adjacent West Lake Landfill.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Waste Processing and Treatment, Nuclear
- Location
- Bridgeton, Missouri, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Missouri Independent
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Description | Missouri officials have raised concerns about the potential presence of radioactive waste in the Bridgeton Landfill, which is experiencing a subsurface smoldering event. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has requested the EPA to take oversight of the landfill due to these concerns, suggesting it may contain nuclear waste similar to the adjacent West Lake Landfill. |
Original sector | Waste Management |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Missouri |
City | Bridgeton |
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Source | Missouri Independent |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Waste Processing and Treatment, Nuclear |
Article published date | 2025-01-29 |
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