Shpack Landfill

Shpack Landfill
Norton, Massachusetts (MA), US
Shpack Landfill is a hazardous and radioactive "superfund" waste site in Norton, Massachusetts. Between 1946 and 1965 it accepted all types of waste including low-level radioactive industrial wastes consisting of uranium and radium from the Attleboro-based Metals & Controls Inc. who manufactured radium tipped, luminous, aircraft switches and circuit breakers. The company experienced a number of mergers, passing through the hands of Texas Instruments, and is now known as Sensata.
Shpack Landfill is a hazardous and radioactive "superfund" waste site in Norton, Massachusetts. Between 1946 and 1965 it accepted all types of waste including low-level radioactive industrial wastes consisting of uranium and radium from the Attleboro-based Metals & Controls Inc. who manufactured radium tipped, luminous, aircraft switches and circuit breakers. The company experienced a number of mergers, passing through the hands of Texas Instruments, and is now known as Sensata.
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Links: investors.sensata.com, en.wikipedia.org
By: jbottero

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