GTA 5 Nuclear Waste Locations Guide


GTA V Nuclear Waste Locations Guide

Here's a GTA 5 nuclear waste locations map and video guide that helps you find the 30 locations with Nuclear Waste (under water).

A few notes & tips:

  • After you find all 30 nuclear waste locations and pick them up you will get $32,000 per piece and a $250,000 bonus for finding them all, also finding them will unlock the following Achievement / Trophy:
  • "Waste Management" (15 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) - Purchase the old dock and collect all nuclear waste
  • You can start collecting nuclear waste barrels after completing "The Merryweather Heist" mission where you pick up the Mini submarine. You get the sub by buying the old Sonar Collection Dock property for $250,000.
  • Buying the Sonar Collections Dock property will assist with finding nuclear waste barrels, and will provide you with a submarine.
  • The nuclear waste will appear as a waste barrel that's glowing white in the water. In order to collect it, you need to move your sub on top of it.
  • Make sure you quick save after you collect each barrel.

Here is an image showing where the nuclear waste barrels are located:

GTA 5 Collectables Map

And here's a video showing how to get all 30 nuclear waste barrels in GTA V:



Here is a timeline for each Nuclear Waste barrel. Skip ahead to the time listed below to find that specific barrel.
  • Location #1 – 0:05
  • Location #2 – 1:12
  • Location #3 – 1:32
  • Location #4 – 1:46
  • Location #5 – 2:08
  • Location #6 – 2:28
  • Location #7 – 2:58
  • Location #8 – 3:19
  • Location #9 – 3:42
  • Location #10 – 4:00
  • Location #11 – 4:21
  • Location #12 – 4:43
  • Location #13 – 5:04
  • Location #14 – 5:25
  • Location #15 – 5:43
  • Location #16 – 6:05
  • Location #17 – 6:34
  • Location #18 – 6:51
  • Location #19 – 7:08
  • Location #20 – 7:26
  • Location #21 – 7:45
  • Location #22 – 8:05
  • Location #23 – 8:23
  • Location #24 – 8:44
  • Location #25 – 9:02
  • Location #26 – 9:23
  • Location #27 – 9:41
  • Location #28 – 9:58
  • Location #29 – 10:20
  • Location #30 – 10:44
If you have any questions or comments, or tips of your own for finding the Nuclear Waste barrels in GTA V, please post them in the comments below. Thanks for your contributions and for visiting the site.

Thanks to Powerpyx for the video guide.

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