# Between 1946 and 1970, the United States dumped roughly 47,800 containers of radioactive waste into the ocean west of San Francisco — many missed the designated sites, and the drums now lie scattered across about 1,400 square kilometers of seafloor,

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-09-21 04:40 UTC · Category: Science

## Executive Summary
4 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.

## Intelligence Brief
"Between 1946 and 1970, the United States dumped roughly 47,800 containers of radioactive waste into the ocean west of San Francisco — many missed the designated sites, and the drums now lie scattered across about 1,400 square kilometers of seafloor," is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 5 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.


Outlets currently covering the story include spacedaily.com, inkl, The Times of India and The Fishing Daily. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.


This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|
| spacedaily.com | Between 1946 and 1993 European countries dumped an estimated 200,000 barrels of radioactive waste into the northeast Atlantic, most of it in water kilometres deep. Ocean dumping was banned in 1993, and surveys are only now going down to find out what | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixAJBVV95cUxNYXk0eUhHc3FZVS1uZzJENnJWaFlpMG4xdDJpbDdUQzFkbVQ1bmtZLXZfenZQZTZickNrUDZabDVyb0ZoakJtenRGWURLRC1FeWk0LWtlX2RhWVowM1NSSUZGdFZzTGdIb0JLUkN6RkdsMjJBQnVELTNmZjFQV2VzSkZxMktiSnJqRURyMmc2VzlmcVFsT2t5M0paSU1NZ1R5ZFdZMWpXdFdWSThWWUxnOFkwMDY2Z0k0a2o2YXZJUGc0WmpnZUxuX3hrZGJNbGd0SlUwMVIzOEF4VUNGXzRSSUxDbWplejdzWDlQS1FWQjhZaHlmT1o5SVZYQVc1ekhKczV4WDRDQ3RMcFVhWHVLTy1JZkpzbTFnOTh5QThJZkcwZU1VTFJKbTBRWkpaQkp2N19GZ2VvSGtJYU9YZ2lPSHgzOVI?oc=5) |
| inkl | From 1946 to 1993, the UK, France, Switzerland and… | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAJBVV95cUxPUTFtWDdLMUo1Y2VzSXZNUU1tcnNheDh1SEs2VmlId1FrRWpQd0VEbC04UHlDMURINkhGOV94aVZMbEJiNm9MREhiOWRlV21wSFotOXRBQnpwd2o2dXhUZU1TR0NLYjhTZnUzWVRkMS1jMnNjS3VUV3BwbXNBaFY2Ym5IZUJtZElPVzdLSUNEc29UVkNvVlJxVERSTjZUUmdKdnRNWVlyejJ2bkk1cGE4Z21uTmFHRmxOOG1wWkd0WXVWRE1OeXctSUpzNGxqaU5fVlYzRk1YTklmM3lObmZCX0xYS1QtNGRwTTdDbS1uckpxNW0tSnZxS1VnX0VOQTdnNDlldl8zV2J6OHBrVVJaV2phWlR2T3FsSEc0eDlvZ1RNWFEtbXJzeUJpMkJYa0FfWndnZnU0dG8?oc=5) |
| The Times of India | Between 1946 and 1970, US dumped nearly 48,000 containers of radioactive waste into Pacific Ocean west of San Francisco: What happened to them? | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixAJBVV95cUxQNFJtUHRUQ1Q1ODBwamQ0aWhQUDVXNndZT3F5bXhKZjlsbFMzYmV6ZlEwUFFYMW1xYS1iQkZuWVkyMjhMT0VLWWtycEYxdC1SYW92M29xbnk0bXpVS1p1YjNjZHpPbHlzZUhmaVFzQUdza2xsWmotTW9idmlmVlFYWlc2ZFE1aEotMVZIN1V6R05HZ0EwdFo2S3g0RGxzNlJ1b0tINTRBdnBoUDY4Q2gtUDY0WmNlZWFiVDMyX19JcmtJRlNmYW5XdUM0eklLRnlzOW9kanJwcFNiODh4Q1cxMjV5WDBxbG1teWJmYmJYejZIWkhTYzFXeDNoTmZ5SE1CUGstWkR1MHE1RjdZd3dQVUZ2UHdoU05pcVdOSzMtWnJoVFdVakIxVmhhazhaT0FrMzF5M2F0cUR3Q3RrTXdIU1lMVVI?oc=5) |
| The Fishing Daily | OSPAR Probes 150,000t of North Atlantic Radioactive Waste | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxPdGdURFl2TU9mSXhrb2VTV0hVZDhpS2JBLWFXQXdDNWdqRG9oblR4MUNJUTR1amprVENyM1J2b2dBdXdZTlc3SGJ2eXpSZ2x0allIN19jWXlET2JHUGtDOUFyYkd4T1JTQ252R3pYNUI2QTJyUFNrRGFMckpicW1LenE0SDhBMXItWGttaU5PNzR0MVNtQ2c1dmhnZnZzMGJWUWx5MG9BYWE4dw?oc=5) |
| spacedaily.com | Between 1946 and 1970, the United States dumped roughly 47,800 containers of radioactive waste into the ocean west of San Francisco — many missed the designated sites, and the drums now lie scattered across about 1,400 square kilometers of seafloor, | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAJBVV95cUxObDhEQmZhRkN5RkRMTDZEZG9VZVBQdlBXTGVkdWl5WG5OYV83T3FaNi1YOGhRZGREQ2hlNXVjMDRid0kxN0xnRGc2T2g2TFR4Q0kxR0JBMlBWeWdYR0hUNW9Zc2xUbGxPMGwyc1hnbHpsRHA4NjcxWlljR3ZkQXphYTh0S0dsT1l2bjZUV2RTQUN2UmprQ0ZtSlJLREtGU3NXNU9jYVlmZi1BZ2RxY1AtVVFUNWs1ME15NGUwQ25oMnJRZFRyU3cxLWdWMk1yUjhXVzJhaTVGZDhzTXhUZkJnalBkZkZheGJ1SHJNeW4tN1NmUWgyMjhMRVM4bDF2am9OREw4VENPSW9tbVJvLTRwTWhNZ3NUUkxRTUpUcld4UURfaGlLTWM1bUd2dXlzQlhZbFFta2F3Ym8?oc=5) |

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