The Heap

The Heap is the informal term for the Darren Nuclear Waste Storage Facility (DNWSF). Following the Alice Disaster, the most toxic earth and debris was collected and deposited behind extensive earthworks near the confluence of the Missouriand Mississippirivers. The existence of The Heap has been a diplomatic issue between the United States and the Principality of Darren, since the cites of New Orleans, Memphis, and most significantly, St. Louis, are downstream.

There have been leaks of radioactive material which, coincidentally or not, have occurred during times of heightened tension between the countries, most notably in 1985 and 2000. It is commonly accepted that Darren uses The Heap as a lever and deterrent against the US. When George W. Bush mentioned attacking Darren during his first presidential campaign, Reny Rousseau (then Darren's Secretary of Knowledge) responded with a promise to "flush the sins of your fathers right through your backyard." Rousseau was elected Prince Darren in the next election.