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DRC's cobalt exports contain unreported uranium—our study estimates the global nuclear risk
The southern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is known as the Copperbelt because of its rich deposits of copper and other minerals.
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The southern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Copperbelt, noted for its abundant copper and other minerals, was the original source of uranium ore used by the U.S. Manhattan Project between 1942 and 1947, which produced the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
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