Algeria began the first partial cleansing operation of one of the sites of nuclear explosions carried out by France in the Algerian Sahara in the 1960s. This step comes amid demands from this Maghreb country for France to carry out cleansing operations and hand over burial maps of nuclear waste linked to the aforementioned explosions. Return via this video to French nuclear tests in the Algerian desert.

Published on: 02/15/2026 - 09:11 Last updated: 02/15/2026 - 16:30

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Algeria began the first partial decontamination operation of the sites of the French nuclear explosions "Beryl", at the Taourirt-Tan-Afla-en-Iker site in the Tamanrasset state, according to what the official Algerian news agency reported.

The operation took place “after the intervention of experts and qualified Algerian labor from various ministerial sectors, and an assessment of the degree of environmental pollution and health risks associated with this nuclear explosion,” the agency says, where “a partial decontamination camp was set up, considered the first of its kind at the site level, as a model for radical and comprehensive future rehabilitation of other sites.”

According to the same source, “This process is based on harnessing human capabilities and specialized equipment to collect waste and store it inside concrete containers prepared for this purpose, taking into account security and safety procedures.”

France 24

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