In 1993, an international agreement banned the dumping of nuclear waste at sea. But for more than a decade, low-level nuclear waste could have been dumped there.

In 1979, the young association Greenpeace tried to prevent the releases of the

Gem

, a ship busy in international waters.

On board their zodiac and trying in vain to hold back the barrels, the activists film and comment on the situation: “The organization fears that the barrels will disintegrate under the pressure of the sea, releasing radioactive waste whose lifespan is estimated. thousands of years old and could contaminate fish and ultimately humans.

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  • Planet

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  • Environment

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  • Pollution

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