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Transporting 77,000 TONS of Nuclear Waste | Mega Disasters (S3, E7) | Full Episode

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About this episode

The US Department of Energy and the Nuclear Commission plan to transport 77K tons of nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain, potentially risking Las Vegas. See more in Season 3, Episode 7, "Glow Train Catastrophe."

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HISTORY, the YouTube channel of A&E Television Networks, LLC, on 2026-10-26
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Length
45 min
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