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Photograph by Emory Kristof, National Geographic
Photos: Leaking Nuclear Waste Fills Former Salt Mine
More than a hundred thousand barrels of radioactive waste are to be removed from "the most problematic nuclear facility in Europe"—a first.
July 09, 2010
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