Radioactive contamination found below clubhouse at Hazelwood apartment complex

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Radioactive contamination found below clubhouse at Hazelwood apartment complex

Mark Schlinkmann | Post-Dispatch , Bryce Gray | Post-Dispatch
May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026
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Radioactive waste from Coldwater Creek found underneath The Reserve in Hazelwood — The former Reserve at Winding Creek Apartments sit vacant in Hazelwood on Friday, May 8, 2026. The Army Corps of Engineers found radioactive waste from Coldwater Creek beneath the complex clubhouse.
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Mark Schlinkmann | Post-Dispatch , Bryce Gray | Post-Dispatch

NORTH ST. LOUIS COUNTY 鈥� A clubhouse next to a vacant apartment complex in Hazelwood is expected to be demolished next October because of radioactive contamination found beneath it, an Army Corps of Engineers official said this week.

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Contractors with the Army Corps of Engineers install signage along Coldwater Creek — A sign warns people not to dig because of radioactive materials in the sediment, as contractors with the Army Corps of Engineers work on installing another sign on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, behind Hazelwood Civic Center East in Hazelwood.
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