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200K Barrels of Radioactive Waste Are Leaking in the Atlantic

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Dumped barrels of radioactive waste have deteriorated and may be leaking the material into the ocean, potentially affecting marine life

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Radioactive waste is leaking from several barrels that have been sunk into the Atlantic Ocean.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Can we really get rid of radioactive waste by throwing them at the bottom of the ocean? It's exactly the bet that several countries, including France, have made for four decades. Nearly 4,700 meters below the surface of the North-East Atlantic, 200,000 rusty barrels have been resting since that time when it was thought that the marine vastness would suffice [...]

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SciencePost broke the news on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
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