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Protests as biggest ever nuclear waste load goes to Siberia

Published: 23 March, 2009, 13:35


Several environmental organisations are protesting at what they call biggest ever delivery of radioactive waste to Russia. The load is being transported from Germany to Siberia for processing.

 
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