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The US Banned This Ship And Now It's Carrying 28 Tons Of Radioactive Waste From France To Australia

The US Banned This Ship And Now It's Carrying 28 Tons Of Radioactive Waste From France To Australia

by The Daily Eye Team October 20 2015, 3:49 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 36 secs

A ship that has been deemed a "disaster waiting to happen" by Greenpeace and a "dustbin ship" by a French lawmaker is nonetheless making its way from France to Australia, carrying nearly 28 tons of radioactive waste. The BBC Shanghai left the French port of Cherbourg last Thursday and is expected to arrive at Port Kempla in Australia, by way of the Cape of Good Hope, on November 27. "I'm never surprised when the nuclear industry doesn't take safety seriously and this is just another example of the nuclear industry not caring enough about the safety of the very hazardous material it has to deal with," said Emma Gibson, head of program at Greenpeace Australia. Read More?at ?www.news.vice.com




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