Thread: Underground fire 300 meters from nuclear waste causes St. Louis to hatch contingency
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Re: Underground fire 300 meters from nuclear waste causes St. Louis to hatch continge
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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
It doesn't rain underground.

There are about a hundred such underground fires known to be burning in the US right now. One of them started over 50 years ago. They are definitely cause for concern, and it's a very good idea to keep monitoring them.
Right. So why are the landfills underground? I understand burying them but do they just decide to put them in caves and leftover abandon coal mines so they don't have to dig a hole in the ground? And how does a flame simply last that long? Lots of fuel I guess..
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