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=== Closed Uranium Mines === | === Closed Uranium Mines === | ||
| − | * Former GDR: '''Wismut'''<ref | + | * Former GDR: '''Wismut'''<ref>Source: lecture "Health effects of uranium mining workers and residents, the experience in Germany" of Prof. Inge Schmitz-Feuerhake at the expert hearing on uranium effects in Ranua on November 7th, 2009</ref> |
| − | ** was the 3rd biggest uranium producer in the world until 1990 | + | ** was the 3rd biggest uranium producer in the world until 1990<ref name="Uranbroschuere"/> |
| + | ** in operation: 1946-1990 | ||
| + | ** underground and open cast mining of uranium in former GDR | ||
| + | ** 1,200 million tons extracted mineral mass | ||
| + | ** 200 million tons processed | ||
| + | ** 1,000 million tons tailings | ||
| + | ** about 500,000 persons occupied | ||
| + | ** 15,000 accepted cases of silicosis (German: "Staublunge") | ||
| + | ** 5,600 accepted cases of lung cancer | ||
| + | ** reclamation costs: 7.5 billion EUR (publically paied) | ||
| + | *** tailings have been covered, mines filled | ||
* Former FRG: '''Menzenschwand'''<ref name="Uranbroschuere"/> | * Former FRG: '''Menzenschwand'''<ref name="Uranbroschuere"/> | ||
** located in the ''Schwarzwald'' in Western Germany - was a very small uranium mine until 1991 | ** located in the ''Schwarzwald'' in Western Germany - was a very small uranium mine until 1991 | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 7 November 2009
Uranium Reserves
The world's biggest uranium reserves are currently located in Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Niger, Namibia, and Uzbekistan.[1]
In Europe today no uranium is mined apart from small amounts in the Czech Republic and Romania.[1]
Closed Uranium Mines
- Former GDR: Wismut[2]
- was the 3rd biggest uranium producer in the world until 1990[1]
- in operation: 1946-1990
- underground and open cast mining of uranium in former GDR
- 1,200 million tons extracted mineral mass
- 200 million tons processed
- 1,000 million tons tailings
- about 500,000 persons occupied
- 15,000 accepted cases of silicosis (German: "Staublunge")
- 5,600 accepted cases of lung cancer
- reclamation costs: 7.5 billion EUR (publically paied)
- tailings have been covered, mines filled
- Former FRG: Menzenschwand[1]
- located in the Schwarzwald in Western Germany - was a very small uranium mine until 1991
- France:[1]
- 210 uranium mines have been closed until 2001
Information
- WISE Uranium Project - WISE Uranium Project is part of World Information Service on Energy. It covers the health and environmental impacts of nuclear fuel production
- uranium network English/German
- Uranium Watch - a Urah / USA based information service on Uranium
Local Resistance
- Swedish Anti Uranium Network Swedish
- Ranua Rescue project Finnish
Materials
- Der schmutzige Atombrennstoff German
- Nuking The Climate - Movie about uranium mining English/German
- Uranium Mining "Slide Talk" - online slideshow presentation English
Action
Finde more articles about Uranium on the Nuclear Heritage Network webpage.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 .ausgestrahlt: Der schmutzige Atom-Brennstoff. Fragen und Antworten zur Herkunft des Urans. Mai 2009
http://www.ausgestrahlt.de/fileadmin/user_upload/luki/der-schmutzige-atombrennstoff.pdf - ↑ Source: lecture "Health effects of uranium mining workers and residents, the experience in Germany" of Prof. Inge Schmitz-Feuerhake at the expert hearing on uranium effects in Ranua on November 7th, 2009
