Vaalputs
Vaalputs is the only South African radioactive waste-disposal facility, called the Vaalputs Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility, operated by NECSA. The facility is located about 100 km south-east of Springbok, in the Northern Cape.- Type: Locality
- Description: radioactive waste repository in Northern Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Vaalputs Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility”
Vaalputs
- Category: radioactive waste repository
- Location: Northern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-30.13985° or 30° 8′ 24″ southLongitude
18.57381° or 18° 34′ 26″ eastOpen location code
4FXWVH6F+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 2155276803OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q7907817
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