First radioactive waste from southern Russia arrives at Kola Peninsula
It comes from Balakovo nuclear power plant in Saratov region southeast of Moscow. The giant steam generator is from the 1980 and is now replaced by a new. It can, however, not be disposed like any other piece of scrap metal. The generator is radioactive contaminated and need proper handling.
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