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Dangerous Wealth: Russians Fear Contamination From Uranium Fields

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, using sulfuric acid to leach out the uranium ore. But for many local residents, the growth of the mines means not greater wealth, but greater dangers.

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