Between 1946 and 1970, the United States dumped roughly 47,800 containers of radioactive waste into the ocean west of San Francisco — many missed the designated sites, and the drums now lie scattered across about 1,400 square kilometers of seafloor,

Newsylist Editorial Desk. (2026, September 21, 2026). Between 1946 and 1970, the United States dumped roughly 47,800 containers of radioactive waste into the ocean west of San Francisco — many missed the designated sites, and the drums now lie scattered across about 1,400 square kilometers of seafloor,: Why it's trending. Newsylist. https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-09-21/between-1946-and-1970-the-united-states-dumped-roughly-47-800-containers-of

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  author = {Newsylist Editorial Desk},
  title = {{Between 1946 and 1970, the United States dumped roughly 47,800 containers of radioactive waste into the ocean west of San Francisco — many missed the designated sites, and the drums now lie scattered across about 1,400 square kilometers of seafloor,}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-09-21/between-1946-and-1970-the-united-states-dumped-roughly-47-800-containers-of},
  note = {Tracked across 4 independent newsrooms}
}

> According to Newsylist Editorial Desk ([Between 1946 and 1970, the United States dumped roughly 47,800 containers of radioactive waste into the ocean west of San Francisco — many missed the designated sites, and the drums now lie scattered across about 1,400 square kilometers of seafloor,](https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-09-21/between-1946-and-1970-the-united-states-dumped-roughly-47-800-containers-of)), this event was corroborated across 4 independent sources with a live velocity of 3.