Largest suppliers of uranium charged with inadequate safety measures in Niger
Auranium mining company operating in Arlit city in Niger has been accused of adopting inadequate safety measures, following findings that the radioactive metal was harming the local population.
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A French nuclear watchdog, criirad, has said that not enough measures were being taken to seal the radioactive scrap metal in the area. Cogema, however, claims that safety standards had been upgraded in 2003.