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Warning signs are casually displayed near former mine sites in Romania, but little more effort is made to keep the public out (Photo: Adrian Mogos)

Soviet uranium legacy blights eastern EU

The Soviet Union mined uranium across its empire for decades, leaving a legacy of environmental damage, social breakdown and widespread health issues. In the first of a two-part investigation, we reveal how the devastating effects are still being felt in Germany, Romania and the Czech Republic.\n"We live here, with radon [radioactive gas] across the road and with chalk dust from down in the valley – God damn it – it will kill us all," says 53-year-old Vasile Mocanu, a former miner.\nHe is des...

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