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|[[Image:Uranium Ranger 02.jpg|Australia: Open pit mine ([[#Ranger Mine|Ranger Mine]])<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de|thumb|right]]
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|[[Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 45.jpg|Australia: Tailing Ponds with nuclear waste ([[#Olympic Dam Mine|Olympic Dam Mine]])<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de|thumb|right]]
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|[[Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 13.jpg|Truck driving into the [[#Olympic Dam Mine|Olympic Dam]] uranium mine<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de|thumb|right]]
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== Uranium Reserves ==
 
== Uranium Reserves ==
 
The world's biggest uranium reserves are currently located in Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Niger, Namibia, and Uzbekistan.<ref name="Uranbroschuere">.ausgestrahlt: Der schmutzige Atom-Brennstoff. Fragen und Antworten zur Herkunft des Urans. Mai 2009<br/>http://www.ausgestrahlt.de/fileadmin/user_upload/luki/der-schmutzige-atombrennstoff.pdf</ref>
 
The world's biggest uranium reserves are currently located in Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Niger, Namibia, and Uzbekistan.<ref name="Uranbroschuere">.ausgestrahlt: Der schmutzige Atom-Brennstoff. Fragen und Antworten zur Herkunft des Urans. Mai 2009<br/>http://www.ausgestrahlt.de/fileadmin/user_upload/luki/der-schmutzige-atombrennstoff.pdf</ref>
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Image:Uranium Australia 02.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
 
Image:Uranium Australia 02.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
 
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=== Olympic Dam Mine ===
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<gallery caption="Sample gallery" widths="100px" heights="100px" perrow="6">
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 44.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 01.jpg|Container with Yellow Cake (Uraniumoxide)<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 02.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 03.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 04.jpg|Conveyor belt<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 05.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 06.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 07.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 08.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 09.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 10.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 11.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 12.jpg|Truck driving into the uranium mine<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 14.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 15.jpg|Winding tower<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 16.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 17.jpg|Winding tower<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 18.jpg|Conveyor belt<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 19.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 20.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 21.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 22.jpg|Winding tower<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 23.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 24.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 25.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 26.jpg|Nuclear caution signs<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 27.jpg|Nuclear caution sign<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 28.jpg|Nuclear caution sign + workers<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 29.jpg|Nuclear worker<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 30.jpg|Nuclear caution sign<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 31.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 32.jpg|Nuclear caution sign<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 33.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 34.jpg|Nuclear caution signs on containers<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 35.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 36.jpg|Containers with Yellow Cake<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 38.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 39.jpg|Conveyor belt<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 40.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 41.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 42.jpg|Nuclear workers<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 43.jpg|Nuclear caution sign<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 46.jpg|Tailing Ponds with nuclear waste<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 47.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 48.jpg|Nuclear caution sign<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Olympic-Dam 49.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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==== Ranger Mine ====
 
==== Ranger Mine ====
 
<gallery caption="Sample gallery" widths="100px" heights="100px" perrow="6">
 
<gallery caption="Sample gallery" widths="100px" heights="100px" perrow="6">
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Image:Uranium Ranger 01.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 03.jpg|Open pit mine<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 04.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 05.jpg|Truck probably with uranium ore<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 06.jpg|Conveyor belt<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 07.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 08.jpg|Pipe<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 09.jpg|Water supply for the uranium mine<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 10.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 11.jpg|Water pipeline for the uranium mine<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 12.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 13.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 14.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 15.jpg|Fence<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
 
Image:Uranium Ranger 17.jpg|Uranium truck<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
 
Image:Uranium Ranger 17.jpg|Uranium truck<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 18.jpg
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Image:Uranium Ranger 18.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
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Image:Uranium Ranger 19.jpg
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Image:Uranium Ranger 19.jpg|http://strahlendesklima.de
 
Image:Uranium Ranger 20.jpg|Old sign with information for emergency cases (contamination of people)<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
 
Image:Uranium Ranger 20.jpg|Old sign with information for emergency cases (contamination of people)<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
 
Image:Uranium Ranger 21.jpg|Nuclear caution sign<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de
 
Image:Uranium Ranger 21.jpg|Nuclear caution sign<br/>http://strahlendesklima.de

Revision as of 17:21, 14 November 2009

Australia: Open pit mine (Ranger Mine)
http://strahlendesklima.de
Australia: Tailing Ponds with nuclear waste (Olympic Dam Mine)
http://strahlendesklima.de
Containers with "Yellow Cake" (Uraniumoxide) (Olympic Dam Mine)
http://strahlendesklima.de
Truck driving into the Olympic Dam uranium mine
http://strahlendesklima.de

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

Materials


Action


Uranium Mining Images

Uranium Mining in Australia


Olympic Dam Mine


Ranger Mine


Uranium Mining in India

  • Sample gallery

  • Radioactive water flowing out through the pipes on the lower part of the dammed pond

  • Tailing pond photographed from the outside


Finde more articles about Uranium on the Nuclear Heritage Network webpage.


  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ 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

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