🔺🔻 150 thousand tons of radioactive waste remained in the Atlantic Ocean; Decades later, the effects of its spill can be seen

🔺🔻 150 thousand tons of radioactive waste remained in the Atlantic Ocean; Decades later, the effects of its spill can be seen

Between 1949 and 1982, more than 200,000 barrels of Campertoza radioactive waste were released into the Atlantic Ocean, with a total weight of more than 150,000 tons. Most of these barrels were located at a depth of 3000 to 5000 meters below sea level.

For decades there was no accurate information about the fate of these barrels. But now, the results of scientists' investigations show that many barrels are corroded and corroded, and materials have leaked from them to the seabed.

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