Atomic Tombstones – July 30, 2008

The biomedical nuclear and chemical dump at the West LA VA in Brentwood is supposed to be a closed site. Repeatedly, over the years, EnviroReporter.com has seen people access this dump usually chasing errant soccer balls. In this case, a man was walking through the dump with a child on his back.

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This man was spotted going into the dump.

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It doesn't appear that he's carrying anything.

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Is the man carrying the child so he doesn't step in the dump?

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Probably not considering he didn't carry the kid in.

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If they went in after a ball, they didn't find it.

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The man lets the child down onto the ground in the dump so they can go through the unlocked gate.

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The unlocked gate to the VA's nuke dump.

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This unsecured entrance to the dump is sometimes locked. It isn't in this photo.

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