Runit Island
Satellite view of Runit Island showing the Runit Dome | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 11°32′42″N 162°21′11″E / 11.5450°N 162.3530°E |
| Archipelago | Enewetak Atoll |
| Total islands | 40 |
| Administration | |
| Capital city | Majuro |
Runit Island (/ˈruːnɪt/) is one of forty islands of the Enewetak Atoll of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The island is the site of a radioactive waste repository left by the United States after it conducted a series of nuclear tests on Enewetak Atoll between 1946 and 1958. There are ongoing concerns around deterioration of the waste site and a potential radioactive spill.