Cataloging the Contamination

Living on Earth

Steve talks with Mr. X. of Greenpeace, the first organization to report on the dumping of reactors from several Soviet Navy ships in the Kara Sea off Siberia. X says the nuclear contamination is a result of accidents, purposeful dumping and “peaceful” nuclear explosions for such things as mining operations.

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