The Algerian Ministry of Defence has launched a military operation to clean up French nuclear test sites in the desert south of the country, removing radioactive waste, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. The operation is described as the second of its kind to clean up these sites, according to the same source. Citing Al Jazeera Arabic, Paris still refuses to hand over maps showing where radioactive waste was buried. Details remain unknown about when the operation will begin and how long it will last, which sites it will cover, and the expected volume of waste to be removed. France's official position on the operation itself is not yet known.
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Algeria Launches Military Operation to Clean Up French Nuclear Test Sites, Al Jazeera Arabic Reports
Algeria's Ministry of Defence has launched an operation described as the second of its kind in the desert south of the country, according to Al Jazeera Arabic
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- The Algerian Ministry of Defence has launched a military operation to clean up French nuclear test sites of radioactive waste, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
- The operation is described as the second of its kind to clean up these sites.
- Paris still refuses to hand over maps of radioactive waste burial sites, according to the same source.
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- Al Jazeera Arabic"الدفاع" الجزائرية تبدأ ثاني عملية تطهير لمواقع تجارب نووية فرنسيةPrimary source