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GTA 5 Nuclear Waste: all 30 locations

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30 barrels of nuclear waste on the seabed. You collect them with the submarine that comes with the Sonar Collections Dock, a property that unlocks for $250,000 after The Merryweather Heist. Bonus content, not required for 100%. The dock also gives you a phone app in game that marks the barrels you still need, so cross-check it against these locations as you dive.

Map of all 30 GTA 5 Nuclear Waste locations
Numbers match the list below.
  1. 1Nuclear Waste 1

    Los Santos

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 1

    Underwater cave in Paleto Cove, north of the tree that sits north of Sonar Collections Dock.

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  2. 2Nuclear Waste 2

    Elysian Island

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 2

    West of Paleto Forest beach.

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  3. 3Nuclear Waste 3

    Pacific Bluffs

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 3

    West of the wooden jetty in Paleto Bay.

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  4. 4Nuclear Waste 4

    Alamo Sea

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 4

    North of Procopio Beach. One of three barrels grouped here.

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  5. 5Nuclear Waste 5

    Chumash

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 5

    North of Procopio Beach. One of three barrels grouped here.

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  6. 6Nuclear Waste 6

    Vespucci Beach

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 6

    North of Procopio Beach. One of three barrels grouped here.

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  7. 7Nuclear Waste 7

    Del Perro

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 7

    North of Mount Gordo. One of four barrels grouped here.

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  8. 8Nuclear Waste 8

    Paleto Bay

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 8

    North of Mount Gordo. One of four barrels grouped here.

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  9. 9Nuclear Waste 9

    Cape Catfish

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 9

    North of Mount Gordo. One of four barrels grouped here.

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  10. 10Nuclear Waste 10

    Los Santos

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 10

    North of Mount Gordo. One of four barrels grouped here.

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  11. 11Nuclear Waste 11

    Chumash

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 11

    East of Humane Labs and Research. One of three barrels grouped here.

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  12. 12Nuclear Waste 12

    Puerto Del Sol

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 12

    East of Humane Labs and Research. One of three barrels grouped here.

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  13. 13Nuclear Waste 13

    Alamo Sea

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 13

    East of Humane Labs and Research. One of three barrels grouped here.

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  14. 14Nuclear Waste 14

    Elysian Island

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 14

    Northwest of the large island east of Palomino Highlands.

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  15. 15Nuclear Waste 15

    Pacific Bluffs

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 15

    Southeast of the large island east of Palomino Highlands.

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  16. 16Nuclear Waste 16

    Chumash

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 16

    South of Palomino Highlands.

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  17. 17Nuclear Waste 17

    Vespucci Beach

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 17

    Southwest of Palomino Highlands.

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  18. 18Nuclear Waste 18

    Del Perro

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 18

    At the plane crash site south of Palomino Highlands and east of Terminal.

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  19. 19Nuclear Waste 19

    Paleto Bay

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 19

    Under the Pleasure Pier at the end of Del Perro Pier.

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  20. 20Nuclear Waste 20

    Cape Catfish

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 20

    Northwest of Del Perro Pier. One of two barrels close together.

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  21. 21Nuclear Waste 21

    Los Santos

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 21

    Northwest of Del Perro Pier. One of two barrels close together.

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  22. 22Nuclear Waste 22

    Chumash

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 22

    West of the Pipeline Inn in Pacific Bluffs.

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  23. 23Nuclear Waste 23

    Puerto Del Sol

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 23

    South of Pacific Bluffs Country Club.

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  24. 24Nuclear Waste 24

    Alamo Sea

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 24

    South of Chumash Historic Family Pier.

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  25. 25Nuclear Waste 25

    Elysian Island

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 25

    Southwest of the RON gas station in Lago Zancudo.

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  26. 26Nuclear Waste 26

    Pacific Bluffs

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 26

    South of the Fort Zancudo runway end.

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  27. 27Nuclear Waste 27

    Chumash

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 27

    Southwest of the Fort Zancudo runway end.

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  28. 28Nuclear Waste 28

    Vespucci Beach

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 28

    West of the Fort Zancudo runway end.

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  29. 29Nuclear Waste 29

    Del Perro

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 29

    West of North Chumash. One of two barrels close together.

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  30. 30Nuclear Waste 30

    Paleto Bay

    GTA 5 Nuclear Waste 30

    West of North Chumash. One of two barrels close together.

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