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June 30, 2015 | Paul DeRienzo

Tags: Great Kills, Manhattan Project, nuclear, Nuclear Waste, radiation, radioactive

Last Secret of the Atom Bomb

Reading Time: 8 minutes The search for a dirty-bomb in New York City has uncovered a history of radioactive contamination… and a lingering mystery from the Manhattan Project.

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