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The USSR had a nuclear waste dump have a steam explosion at a site called Chelabinsk-40 in the late 50s, when decay heat melted snow above the dump saturating it with water and bringing it to criticality. Note it did not have a nuclear explosion, just a steam explosion. However it scattered radioactive mud over a large area, requiring evacuation of several villages.

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