According to nuclear safety officials, radioactive uranium more than 50 times higher than normal levels has been found in a stream near the site of a mine waste water leak in Finland
Posted: Friday , 09 Nov 2012
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Radioactive uranium more than 50 times higher than the normal level has been found in a stream in Finland's rural east after a leak of waste water from a nearby mine belonging to Talvivaara , nuclear safety officials said on Friday.
But Finnish authorities said they did not see a risk to public health after taking samples on Tuesday and Wednesday close to the nickel and zinc mine some 30 km (20 miles) outside the town of Sotkamo. The ore from the mine also contains uranium.
Talvivaara shut down the mine on Sunday after discovering the waste water leakage, the latest in a series of problems at the site over the past year including environmental concerns and the death of a worker in March.
The company said earlier on Friday the leak was fixed, but public broadcaster YLE later reported the problem had resumed
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Posted: Friday , 09 Nov 2012
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Radioactive uranium more than 50 times higher than the normal level has been found in a stream in Finland's rural east after a leak of waste water from a nearby mine belonging to Talvivaara , nuclear safety officials said on Friday.
But Finnish authorities said they did not see a risk to public health after taking samples on Tuesday and Wednesday close to the nickel and zinc mine some 30 km (20 miles) outside the town of Sotkamo. The ore from the mine also contains uranium.
Talvivaara shut down the mine on Sunday after discovering the waste water leakage, the latest in a series of problems at the site over the past year including environmental concerns and the death of a worker in March.
The company said earlier on Friday the leak was fixed, but public broadcaster YLE later reported the problem had resumed
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