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Radioactive Wasp Nest Discovered At Former US Nuclear Facility
- Thursday July 31, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The nest was located on a post near massive storage tanks containing liquid nuclear waste. Radiation levels in the nest were reportedly ten times higher than the limit allowed by federal safety regulations.
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Iran Says It Had Evacuated 3 Nuclear Sites That US Struck
- Sunday June 22, 2025
- World News | Reuters
US forces struck Iran's three main nuclear sites, President Donald Trump said late on Saturday.
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Iran Says "No Signs Of Contamination" After US Bombs 3 Key Nuclear Sites
- Sunday June 22, 2025
- World News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
Iran on Sunday said there is "no contamination" after the US bombed Tehran's three key nuclear sites - Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
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www.ndtv.com
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Explained: Nuclear Contamination Risks From Israel's Attacks On Iran
- Friday June 20, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Israel says it is determined to destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities in its military campaign, but that it also wants to avoid any nuclear disaster in a region that is home to tens of millions of people and produces much of the world's oil.
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www.ndtv.com
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British Nationals Contract Cholera After Drinking Holy Water From Ethiopian Pilgrimage Site
- Wednesday April 16, 2025
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A recent cholera outbreak among British nationals is linked to contaminated holy water from Ethiopia's Bermel Giorgis pilgrimage site.
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www.ndtv.com
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Nuclear Waste, Byproducts From World War II-Era Found In US Lake's Groundwater
- Tuesday July 2, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Anjali Thakur
The West Lake Landfill is one of several sites in the area that is contaminated by decades-old nuclear waste.
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www.ndtv.com
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Archaeologists Find Microplastic Contamination In Ancient Remains
- Tuesday March 26, 2024
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The findings highlight the pervasiveness of plastic pollution, reaching even into the seemingly untouched layers of the past.
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www.ndtv.com
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Waste At Bhopal Tragedy Site An Abuse To Survivors' Health: Rights Panel
- Sunday December 11, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Tonnes of hazardous waste is lying at the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site and delay in its disposal contaminates groundwater and soil, which is a "direct abuse" of the right to health of survivors and locals, NHRC chairperson justice (retd) said.
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Rights Body Urges Removal Of "Hazardous Waste" From Bhopal Tragedy Site
- Saturday December 10, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Tonnes of hazardous waste is lying at the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and delay in its disposal contaminates groundwater and soil which is a "direct abuse" of the right to health of survivors and locals, NHRC chairperson said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Among Top 3 States With Most Contaminated Sites: Pollution Board
- Sunday March 7, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
The national capital stands third on the list of states and Union territories with most contaminated sites, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data.
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www.ndtv.com
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Workers At US Nuclear Site Take Cover After Tunnel Collapse
- Tuesday May 9, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Hundreds of workers at a nuclear site in the US state of Washington were ordered to take cover on Tuesday after a tunnel filled with contaminated material collapsed near the facility, federal officials said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Radiation From Japan Nuclear Disaster Spreads Off US Shores
- Friday December 4, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Radiation from Japan's 2011 nuclear disaster has spread off North American shores and contamination is increasing at previously identified sites, although levels are still too low to threaten human or ocean life, scientists said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Spain, US Reach Accord to Clean Up Nuclear Accident Site: Official
- Monday October 19, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Washington and Madrid have reached agreement in principle for the United States to clean up land contaminated by radiation from undetonated nuclear bombs that accidentally fell on a site in Spain in 1966, a joint statement said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Green Tribunal Seeks Centre's Reply on Contamination of Groundwater in NCR
- Tuesday September 22, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
The National Green Tribunal today sought the government's response from on a plea seeking relocation of a waste treatment plant and landfill site from Aravalli hill area in Gurgaon, claiming it has led to water contamination in the area.
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www.ndtv.com
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Radioactive Wasp Nest Discovered At Former US Nuclear Facility
- Thursday July 31, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The nest was located on a post near massive storage tanks containing liquid nuclear waste. Radiation levels in the nest were reportedly ten times higher than the limit allowed by federal safety regulations.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iran Says It Had Evacuated 3 Nuclear Sites That US Struck
- Sunday June 22, 2025
- World News | Reuters
US forces struck Iran's three main nuclear sites, President Donald Trump said late on Saturday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iran Says "No Signs Of Contamination" After US Bombs 3 Key Nuclear Sites
- Sunday June 22, 2025
- World News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
Iran on Sunday said there is "no contamination" after the US bombed Tehran's three key nuclear sites - Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
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www.ndtv.com
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Explained: Nuclear Contamination Risks From Israel's Attacks On Iran
- Friday June 20, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Israel says it is determined to destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities in its military campaign, but that it also wants to avoid any nuclear disaster in a region that is home to tens of millions of people and produces much of the world's oil.
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www.ndtv.com
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British Nationals Contract Cholera After Drinking Holy Water From Ethiopian Pilgrimage Site
- Wednesday April 16, 2025
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A recent cholera outbreak among British nationals is linked to contaminated holy water from Ethiopia's Bermel Giorgis pilgrimage site.
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www.ndtv.com
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Nuclear Waste, Byproducts From World War II-Era Found In US Lake's Groundwater
- Tuesday July 2, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Anjali Thakur
The West Lake Landfill is one of several sites in the area that is contaminated by decades-old nuclear waste.
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www.ndtv.com
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Archaeologists Find Microplastic Contamination In Ancient Remains
- Tuesday March 26, 2024
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The findings highlight the pervasiveness of plastic pollution, reaching even into the seemingly untouched layers of the past.
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www.ndtv.com
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Waste At Bhopal Tragedy Site An Abuse To Survivors' Health: Rights Panel
- Sunday December 11, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Tonnes of hazardous waste is lying at the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site and delay in its disposal contaminates groundwater and soil, which is a "direct abuse" of the right to health of survivors and locals, NHRC chairperson justice (retd) said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rights Body Urges Removal Of "Hazardous Waste" From Bhopal Tragedy Site
- Saturday December 10, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Tonnes of hazardous waste is lying at the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and delay in its disposal contaminates groundwater and soil which is a "direct abuse" of the right to health of survivors and locals, NHRC chairperson said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Among Top 3 States With Most Contaminated Sites: Pollution Board
- Sunday March 7, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
The national capital stands third on the list of states and Union territories with most contaminated sites, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data.
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www.ndtv.com
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Workers At US Nuclear Site Take Cover After Tunnel Collapse
- Tuesday May 9, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Hundreds of workers at a nuclear site in the US state of Washington were ordered to take cover on Tuesday after a tunnel filled with contaminated material collapsed near the facility, federal officials said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Radiation From Japan Nuclear Disaster Spreads Off US Shores
- Friday December 4, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Radiation from Japan's 2011 nuclear disaster has spread off North American shores and contamination is increasing at previously identified sites, although levels are still too low to threaten human or ocean life, scientists said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Spain, US Reach Accord to Clean Up Nuclear Accident Site: Official
- Monday October 19, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Washington and Madrid have reached agreement in principle for the United States to clean up land contaminated by radiation from undetonated nuclear bombs that accidentally fell on a site in Spain in 1966, a joint statement said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Green Tribunal Seeks Centre's Reply on Contamination of Groundwater in NCR
- Tuesday September 22, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
The National Green Tribunal today sought the government's response from on a plea seeking relocation of a waste treatment plant and landfill site from Aravalli hill area in Gurgaon, claiming it has led to water contamination in the area.
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www.ndtv.com