Dangerously radioactive Japanese pre-owned cars on the market in Uganda; 300 stopped at Russian border

[Emily]

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Radioactive Japanese cars on the market
CHRIS OBORE
Posted Sunday, August 26 2012 at 01:00

Kampala.

Car dealers in the country are selling vehicles that were contaminated by radiation following the Japanese earthquake and tsunami that resulted in a series of meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Sunday Monitor can reveal that a large number of second hand radioactive vehicles that originated from Japan exclusion zone that surrounds the Fukushima prefecture?s power plant have made their way into the used car market in the country. However, what is more worrying is the fact that government is sitting on a report warning that the effects could be fatal. The report was made to it in January 2012...

 

[Emily]

Re: Dangerously radioactive Japanese pre-owned cars on the market in Uganda; 300 stopped at Russian border

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300 radioactive Japanese cars stopped at Russian border
Published: 20 July, 2012, 01:48
Edited: 20 July, 2012, 17:06