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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
Uranium Mining Images
Uranium Mining in Australia
- Sample gallery
Olympic Dam Mine
- Sample gallery
Container with Yellow Cake (Uraniumoxide)
http://strahlendesklima.de
Conveyor belt
http://strahlendesklima.de
Truck driving into the uranium mine
http://strahlendesklima.de
Winding tower
http://strahlendesklima.de
Winding tower
http://strahlendesklima.de
Conveyor belt
http://strahlendesklima.de
Winding tower
http://strahlendesklima.de
Nuclear caution signs
http://strahlendesklima.de
Nuclear caution sign
http://strahlendesklima.de
Nuclear caution sign + workers
http://strahlendesklima.de
Nuclear worker
http://strahlendesklima.de
Nuclear caution sign
http://strahlendesklima.de
Nuclear caution sign
http://strahlendesklima.de
Nuclear caution signs on containers
http://strahlendesklima.de
Containers with Yellow Cake
http://strahlendesklima.de
Conveyor belt
http://strahlendesklima.de
Nuclear workers
http://strahlendesklima.de
Nuclear caution sign
http://strahlendesklima.de
Tailing Ponds with nuclear waste
http://strahlendesklima.de
Nuclear caution sign
http://strahlendesklima.de
Ranger Mine
- Sample gallery
Open pit mine
http://strahlendesklima.de
Truck probably with uranium ore
http://strahlendesklima.de
Conveyor belt
http://strahlendesklima.de
Water supply for the uranium mine
http://strahlendesklima.de
Water pipeline for the uranium mine
http://strahlendesklima.de
Uranium truck
http://strahlendesklima.de
Old sign with information for emergency cases (contamination of people)
http://strahlendesklima.de
Nuclear caution sign
http://strahlendesklima.de
Water supply for the uranium mine
http://strahlendesklima.de
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
Uranium Companies
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
