The 25 tonnes of waste was originally generated by Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and sent to France in 2001 for reprocessingA ship laden with nuclear waste is heading to Australia from France,despite concerns raised over its safety record.
The BBC Shanghai, flagged to Antigua and Barbuda, and is on its way to Port Kembla in New South Wales from the French port of Cherbourg with a cargo of reprocessed nuclear waste.
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Source: theguardian.com