Plutonium may be detoured

[NewsWhore]

The Dominican government is aware of the environmental risks posed by a ship carrying plutonium, and this is why the government will not allow a ship carrying 9,500 kilos of plutonium to pass through Dominican waters. Aristides Fernandez Zucco, who heads the National Energy Commission (CNE) has said that a report on the matter is being prepared and will be given to President Leonel Fernandez so he can make the final decision. Fernandez Zucco says that a government has a right to protect its waters and its environment and that a ship carrying nuclear waste is a real threat to a country's nature and tourism sector. Fernandez Zucco says that usually these types of boats pass along a country's coastline to save time and money, but Dominican authorities would contact the embassies of the countries involved to let them know that in this case that procedure will not be acceptable.

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