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Fallout

By Lisa Davis May 09, 2001

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The USS Independence was irreparably damaged in
atomic bomb tests near Bikini Atoll.

As a young Navy gunner's mate, John Gessleman's job was
to shoot holes in the barrels of radioactive waste to make
them sink.

Dr. Thomas Suchanek found americium, an isotope that
emits more radioactivity than radium, in fish collected near
the Farallon Islands.

Dr. Thomas Suchanek found americium, an isotope that
emits more radioactivity than radium, in fish collected near
the Farallon Islands.

Dr. Herman Karl headed a USGS study aimed at locating
barrels of nuclear waste at the bottom of the sea.

Dr. Herman Karl headed a USGS study aimed at locating
barrels of nuclear waste at the bottom of the sea.

Dr. Herman Karl headed a USGS study aimed at locating
barrels of nuclear waste at the bottom of the sea.

Dr. Herman Karl headed a USGS study aimed at locating
barrels of nuclear waste at the bottom of the sea.

Dr. Herman Karl headed a USGS study aimed at locating
barrels of nuclear waste at the bottom of the sea.

Dr. Herman Karl headed a USGS study aimed at locating
barrels of nuclear waste at the bottom of the sea.

Dr. Herman Karl headed a USGS study aimed at locating
barrels of nuclear waste at the bottom of the sea.

Ed Ueber, director of the Gulf of the Farallones National
Marine Sanctuary, worked with the USGS to map the
location of nuclear waste containers near the Farallones.

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The USS Independence was irreparably damaged in
atomic bomb tests near Bikini Atoll.

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The USS Independence was irreparably damaged in atomic bomb tests near Bikini Atoll.

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