West Lake: The Toxic Leftover of the Manhattan Project

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Missouri’s West Lake Landfill hides Manhattan Project waste—and it’s burning. Explore Coldwater Creek contamination, cancer clusters, government delays, and a decades-long fight for cleanup, accountability, and justice in radioactive backyard. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 Warfronts: https://www.youtube.com/@warographics643 Sideprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq 00:00 Introduction 01:33 Coldwater Creek 03:46 The Toxic Quarry 07:45 Nuclear Sludge 10:23 A Nuclear Scandal 13:49 Nuclear Levels of Inactivity