Nuclear waste could threaten endangered but thriving freshwater mussel, experts say

Researchers with the Canadian Museum of Nature say a proposed nuclear waste storage facility upstream could destroy the delicate balance of two endangered species living in the Ottawa River.

Nuclear waste could threaten endangered but thriving freshwater mussel, experts say
Molusc researcher André Martel at his laboratory at the Canadian Museum of Nature.

Researchers with the Canadian Museum of Nature say a proposed nuclear waste storage facility upstream could destroy the delicate balance of two endangered species living in the Ottawa River.