Russia’s remote Kurgan region, near Kazakhstan, is the location of about one-sixth of the country’s uranium reserves. A subsidiary of the state nuclear agency is expanding its operations there. But for many local residents, the growth of the mines means not greater wealth, but greater dangers.
Originally published at – https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-kurgan-uranium-mines-nuclear-danger/31159374.html

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