GTA 5 30 Nuclear Waste Locations Map Submarine Collectibles

Have these ready

Have these sorted before you begin; they cannot be fixed mid-run:

• A checklist for untracked sets
• An hour or two per full set
• Story progress to the point where the relevant character or equipment is available
• A helicopter or plane for rooftop and mountain items
• The Sonar Collections Dock or a submarine for anything underwater

This overlaps with GTA 5 secret cars rare spawn map - the prerequisites are the same and the guide goes deeper on them.

Doing GTA 5 nuclear waste locations the right way

Six or seven steps cover GTA 5 nuclear waste locations. None of them is optional the first time:

1. Open Stats > 100% Checklist in the pause menu to see which items in GTA 5 nuclear waste locations already count, then work from a map in a fixed order.
2. Meet the prerequisite character if there is one - Omega for spaceship parts, the Sonar Collections Dock purchase (250,000) for nuclear waste, Abigail for submarine pieces.
3. Sweep by region rather than by number: the in-game list is ordered by Rockstar's numbering, not geography.
4. Save after each region - a crash or death does not lose collected items, but a missed autosave does.
5. Claim the reward: letter scraps unlock the 'A Starlet in Vinewood' mission, spaceship parts unlock the Space Docker, nuclear waste pays 23,000 per barrel plus a 250,000 bonus.

Each step above has been checked in the current build of GTA 5.

The same approach, adapted for GTA 5 rampages, has its own walkthrough.

Pro tips for 30 nuclear waste GTA 5

Smaller things that make GTA 5 nuclear waste locations smoother:

• →Stunt jumps count only in story mode for the story checklist; GTA Online has its own set of 50.
• →Sonar on the submarine beeps faster as you near a collectible.
• →Peyote plants turn you into animals; on PS5, Series X|S and PC the golden peyote and Sasquatch rules only apply after 100% completion on specific conditions.
• →Nuclear waste requires the submarine from the Sonar dock; the Trackify app on the phone points to each barrel.
• →Franklin's Chop can bark near some hidden items in the Chop app era.

Reference table: nuclear waste GTA 5 map

Everything in this section is checkable in-game or on the Rockstar Newswire.

For GTA 5 nuclear waste locations, 30 Nuclear Waste barrels matters most, 50 Stunt Jumps second, and 50 Letter Scraps only in specific situations described later.

Sources we check

If you want to verify anything on this page, start here:

• Your Social Club stats - your own tracked progress for collectibles, awards and heists
• GTA Wiki - mission scripts, vehicle stats and historical data - check the edit date
• Rockstar Newswire - official announcements, weekly GTA Online bonuses and patch notes

We link to none of them as affiliates and none of them paid for a mention.

Avoid these with GTA 5 nuclear waste locations

Avoiding these saves more time than any trick:

• ✗Missing time-of-day or weather conditions on special spawns
• ✗Skipping the submarine and trying to free-dive to deep items
• ✗Collecting with one character when the set is character-specific
• ✗Collecting spaceship parts before meeting Omega - they do not register

The 100% completion list only requires 25 of the 50 stunt jumps and 25 of the 50 under-the-bridge flights, so GTA 5 nuclear waste locations may be worth doing only as far as the checklist needs.

For a worked example of the same idea, see GTA 5 UFO locations.

Tick these off

Copy this somewhere visible for your next session:

• ☐Switch characters to reset the world when a pickup does not appear; a quick switch away...
• ☐The 12 underwater hidden packages respawn when you switch characters and pay between 8,000 and 25,000 each - the oldest money trick in the game.
• ☐Peyote plants and some events only exist on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X|S and PC - not the original PS3/360 versions.

If your next question is about GTA 5 Los Santos Customs, that guide picks up exactly where this section ends.

Approaches that work

Depending on what you have unlocked, one of these will fit:

Region sweeps

One session per area - Los Santos, Blaine County, the coast - using an interactive map and the character switch to respawn props.

Checklist-first

Do only what the 100% list needs: 25 stunt jumps, 25 under-the-bridge, all letter scraps, spaceship parts and nuclear waste.

Reward-first

Prioritise sets with payouts: nuclear waste (940,000 total), hidden underwater packages (respawning cash), then the vehicle unlocks.

Claims we tested

Popular belief versus what the game actually does:

Myth: The jetpack is hidden on Mount Chiliad in GTA V
Reality: The Chiliad mural teased it, but the only jetpack is the Thruster in GTA Online.

Myth: You need every collectible for 100%
Reality: No. Stunt jumps and under-the-bridge flights only need 25 each; some sets are not in the checklist at all.

Myth: Collectibles reset when you switch characters
Reality: They do not. Progress is shared across the three protagonists.

Myth: Bigfoot can be found anywhere
Reality: He appears in the Strangers and Freaks mission and as the golden peyote transformation under strict conditions.

What is at stake

Collectibles are the main source of story-mode trophies beyond the missions themselves, and several unlock unique vehicles or missions.

Collectibles count toward 100 percent, which is required for the golden peyote and a handful of other secrets.

• ✗Chasing all 50 stunt jumps when 100% only needs 25
• ✗Buying the Sonar Collections Dock late; it is a 250,000 purchase that only pays back through the barrels
• ✗Assuming an online guide's numbering matches the in-game order

Final word

GTA 5 nuclear waste locations rewards preparation more than skill. Get the prerequisites right, follow the order, and the result is predictable.

We update this page after Rockstar title updates and when readers report changes - the last-checked date is at the top.

Two guides that build on this: GTA 5 spaceship parts locations and GTA 5 easter eggs.