Kitty Litter to Blame for Nuclear Waste Leak

If you're trying to stabilize nuclear waste, don't use organic kitty litter.


That's the take-away of a 277-page report, just released by the Department of Energy (DOE), on a radioactive leak that occurred at the underground Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) east of Carlsbad, New Mexico, on Feb. 14, 2014.

Investigators confirmed that a 55-gallon metal drum of nuclear waste burst open after it was packed with the wrong kind of cat litter, as had been suspected since last year.


http://www.livescience.com/50286-kitty-litter-to-blame-for-nuclear-waste-leak.html

I hope you cat owners pay attention to this otherwise you might cause a nuclear meltdown next time.