Arlington National Cemetery: The most dangerous grave in the US is made up of lead and concrete: The Cold War disaster that left America with its only grave that can never be exhumed
A unique grave at Arlington National Cemetery holds a serviceman lost in the US’s first fatal nuclear accident. This burial site is sealed in lead and concrete due to radioactive contamination from the SL-1 reactor incident. The experimental reactor exploded in Idaho during the Cold War, killing three young servicemen instantly. One serviceman, Richard McKinley,…