The radioactive substance was released into the atmosphere and spread over Europe — nuclear authorities in France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland detected up to 2,400 microbecquerels of ionising radiation in the air, 1,000 times higher than the norm. Two other factories in Huelva and Badajoz also became contaminated by waste transported to them from Acerinox.
A radioactive substance was released into the atmosphere and spread across Europe. Nuclear authorities in France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland detected up to 2,400 microbecquerels of ionizing radiation in the air, which was 1,000 times higher than normal. Two other factories in Huelva and Badajoz also became contaminated by waste transported from Acerinox.