G6. Rotten Drums. Once used for storing radioactive waste, these drums await treatment and disposal at Oak Ridge. These drums corroded prematurely when a 1987 waste-stabilization project failed to follow guidelines for combining radioactive waste sludge with cement. K-1417 Drum Storage Yards, Pond Waste Management Project, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 10 January 1994.
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