US Congress seeks report on its Marshall Islands nuclear dump site

US Congress has directed  Department of Energy to submit a report on  ing Runit Dome within six months. It is place where dozens of US atomic bomb tests carried out during Cold War. Congress' demand for a report comes as US President Donald Trump approved a huge defence bill in relation to Cold War era test sites.  

Report on Runit Dome 

report sought by Congress demands Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to reportedly file "a detailed plan to repair dome to ensure that it does t have any harmful effects to local population, environment or wildlife”.

ditionally, report must also take stock of  Runit Dome’s structure and how environmental changes affect it. 

A recent investigative report by a news organisation also revealed that biological weapons were tested on same ground and around 130 tonnes of soil was shipped from Neva and Marshall Islands to this region.  

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UN expresses concern over dome 

Antonio Guterres,  UN Secretary-General, spoke about “risk of leaking of rioactive materials" from structure. se concerns surfaced after Guterres met  Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine in May. 

 defence bill that sought report was brought forward by  Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. She is also party of Presidential race for 2020 elections.  

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In June, Gabbard said, “ US government is responsible for this stor site and must ensure protection of people and our environment from toxic waste stored re.” 

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Tests carried out on Runit Dome 

As per reports, more than 40 nuclear weapons tests have been carried out on island. se have taken place near  Enewetak Atoll in Pacific between 1946 and 1958. crater beneath dome was used to store nuclear waste after tests in 1970s by  Defense Nuclear ncy.

dome was later created in form of thick concrete slabs to protect any kind of leak. Many reports suggest that re have been various concerns over structure, suggesting its deterioration because of sea-level rise and climate change. 

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