Organic Cat Litter Chief Suspect In Nuclear Waste Accident : The Two-Way : NPR.

“It was the wrong kitty litter,” says James Conca, a geochemist in Richland, Wash., who has spent decades in the nuclear waste business.

It turns out there’s more to cat litter than you think. It can soak up urine, but it’s just as good at absorbing radioactive material.