Algeria Continues Cleanup of Former French Nuclear Test Sites

The High Command of the People’s National Army has reaffirmed that Algeria is resolutely pressing ahead with efforts to decontaminate former French nuclear test sites in the country’s south, in the face of France’s continued evasion of criminal responsibility and its refusal to hand over records and maps identifying nuclear waste burial sites.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the Ministry of National Defence announced the launch of the second phase of decontamination operations at the Beryl E2 underground nuclear test tunnel in the In Ekker area of Tamanrasset, within the Sixth Military Region.

The operation coincides with celebrations marking the 72nd anniversary of the outbreak of Algeria’s Glorious Revolution.

The statement said the operation aims to remove radioactive waste from the former French nuclear testing site using national expertise and resources.

It is being conducted under the supervision of the Ministry of National Defence, in coordination with the National Agency for the Rehabilitation of Former French Nuclear Tests and Explosion Sites in Southern Algeria, in accordance with applicable national and international standards.

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