
The “Atomic” Dome on the Marshall Islands: What is the Runit Dome for and How is it Made?
The Runit Dome – or Cactus Crater Confinement Structure – is a dome-shaped structure on the Marshall Islandsin Enewetak Atoll, Oceania, built between 1977 and 1980. Sometimes picturesquely described as “tomb” or “sarcophagus“, this concrete structure with a diameter of 115 meters contains within it more than 80 thousand m3 of radioactive material produced during atomic tests carried out on ...








