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Uranabbau im Niger bringt keinen Aufschwung
[05.02.2014] Artikel von Marvin Kumetat auf Spiegel Online: Uranabbau im Niger: Der Fluch des strahlenden Reichtums. Obwohl Niger sehr viel Uran exportiert und dem Westen so einen Betrieb von “sauberer” Atomkraft ermöglicht, kommt nur wenig bis gar kein Reichtum im zweitärmsten Land der Erde an. Die Auswirkungen des Uranabbaus auf Mensch und Umwelt sind derweil…
Read MoreBoth mines in Arlit still in “maintenance mode”
Areva (Somair and Cominak) has put both its mines in northern Niger in so-called “maintenance mode” since mid-January. Currently, the Nigerian government and the French company are struggling over mining rights and taxes, as the current contract ended last year. Niger : les deux mines d’Areva toujours à l’arrêt pour «maintenance» (RFI)
Read MoreA Monsieur, le Maire de la Commune Urbaine d’Arlit
[17/12/2013] Dans le contexte des prochaines renégociations entre le gouvernement nigérien et le groupe AREVA, les organisations de la société civile et la population d’Arlit avaient manifesté le samedi 12 octobre 2013 afin de soutenir notre gouvernement pour que les préoccupations des populations nigériennes en générale et celle d’Arlit en particulier soient prises en compte…
Read MoreIs time up for Australia’s uranium industry?
[19.12.2013] Times are tough for Australia’s yellow-cake industry. Is it best to put the whole thing out of its misery? (by Dave Sweeny)
Read MoreKrugersdorp in South Africa
Mine tailings and radioactive waste are threatening lives and environment of the people living in the settlements on top. News & Activities on Krugersdorp
Read MoreDeeds by Uranium One at Dominion Reefs
The national Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has reported at least 18 workers have died of work related causes over the past four years, and four women employees reported miscarriages in the past year. These concerns were further verified in 2007 when government inspectors called on Uranium One “to halt all mining…
Read MoreMounana in Gabon
Mounana is a town in Gabon. It lies on the N3 road and from 1958 until the 1990s was a major uranium mining centre. The mine is now closed due to studies on the health conditions of the mine workers. Ironically, due to the closure, the company ceased to pay the medical bills for their…
Read MoreBakouma
Bakouma is situated at the Gboyo River. It is on the northern end of the Mbomou forest, which has an area of 10.000 km². There was to be uranium mining at the operation site here, but AREVA has shut down all operation for the time being. These are quotes from their 2012 Annual Report and…
Read MoreWhite Mesa Mill is being shut down for a year
The plans to shut down the White Mesa Mill in San Juan County, Utah, have received mixed responses by the locals. 200 people will lose their jobs over an idle phase of at least one year. But the Mill has been controversial since its beginning in 1980, due to violation of radon standards and contamination…
Read MoreNRC Ex-Chairman thinks nuclear power to be outdated technology
In an interview with IEEE Spectrum, former NRC-Chairman Gregory Jaczko said that he thinks nuclear power to be an old technology, and that the US will be moving away from it. Read the full article at IEEE Spectrum.
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