uranium mining

Our part in nuclear fire is fuel for thought

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 15/03/2011 - 8:42pm

Below is an article by Dave Noonan from ACF which explains the Australian connection to current nuclear disaster in Japan

The nuclear emergency that is compounding the human tragedy of Japan’s earthquake sends a clear warning to Australia to steer clear of the risks of nuclear energy. The terrible human cost of the earthquake in Japan is being made even worse by radiation escaping from damaged nuclear reactors and the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people who live around the nuclear reactor sites.

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Australia
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Japan nuclear disaster

Traditional owner blocks uranium mining near Kakadu

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 15/08/2010 - 7:19pm

Traditional owner Mr Lee, the sole member of the Djok clan and senior custodian of his at Koongara which borders Kakadu National Park has turned his back on potentially hundreds of millions of dollars of mining royalties by blocking mining on his land by French company Areva. He has offered for his land instead to become part of Kakadu National Park.

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Australia
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Kakadu
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ALP approves new uranium mine

Submitted by Flowerpower on Wed, 15/07/2009 - 10:30pm

The Federal ALP government announced the establishment of a fourth uranium mine in Australia, following through on its 2007 decision to abandon the "3 mines" policy which it adopted in the 1980's. The Four Mile mine, 550 kilometres north of Adelaide, will open next year after winning clearance from federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett. Four Mile will be Australia's first new uranium mine in close to a decade and the 10th biggest in the world. Its predicted annual production of about 1400 tonnes, it will boost national output by 13 per cent to 12,100 tonnes.

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Australia
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environment
nuclear
uranium mining