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Published on 2024-07-30 17:00:00
Russian uranium job promises vs poisoned water
Deep in the Omaheke region, a Russian company promises hundreds of jobs with a new uranium mine, amid fears it could poison Namibia’s largest water basin, devastate farmland and cause a health catastrophe.
Uranium One is 100% owned by Russian state-owned nuclear firm Rosatom.
The Namibian government has denied the company permits to proceed over worries that the mine could poison the Stampriet Artesian Basin, which expands into South…
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