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Uranium Defined
The heaviest element found in nature. Approximately 997 out of every 1000 uranium atoms are uranium-238. The remaining 3 atoms are the fissile uranium-235. The uranium-235 atom splits, or fissions, into lighter elements when its nucleus is struck by a neutron. One of four primary radionuclides in FUSRAP wastes, including radium-226, radon-222 and thorium-230.
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SPIN CYCLE Pollution problems on the run
Published November 21, 2008, 1:19 pm, Elmira Independent
Every now and again I question the validity, and my wife says the sanity, of getting up before the sun rises for a morning run. And as fall gives way to winter, leaving the warmth of the duvet gets increasingly harder, especially when the furnace is cranked down for the night.
Humankind"™s push-pull approach to nuclear power controversy adds weight to proliferation menace
Published November 21, 2008, 9:28 am, Bellona Foundation
KALININGRAD/ST. PETERSBURG - Having put the frightening years of the Cold War behind it, the world has all but forgotten about the threat of nuclear proliferation – only to find itself staring right in the face of this ever escalating problem. While many politicians at least have the awareness to confront the issue and are finally advocating total nuclear disarmament, their noble goal may just ...
MineCore Chairman Jerry G. Mikolajczyk Brings Home the Gold for Turnaround of Transportation Agency
Published November 21, 2008, 5:58 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
SAN JOSE, Calif.----MineCore International, Inc. , a global developer of gold and gem-bearing properties, today announced that its Chairman, Mr. Jerry G. Mikolajczyk, has won the prestigious Silicon Valley CFO of the Year Award in the category of Interim CFO.
Namibia: Lena Blomstrand - Nuclear Power is an Environmental Disaster
Published November 21, 2008, 5:07 am, AllAfrica.com
Outgoing Swedish Charge d'Affaires Lena Johansson Blomstrand has had a long-standing relationship with liberation movements in southern Africa.
MINEWEB RADIO
Published November 21, 2008, 12:33 am, Mineweb
The merger with BMA: ‘We think there’s the possibility in the future to raise capital in Australia, and therefore it’s a strategic transaction.’ GEOFF CANDY: Neal Froneman joins us now.
Board approves plan to drill more uranium test holes
Published November 21, 2008, 12:00 am, Rapid City Journal
PIERRE -- Despite opposition from Native Americans and environmental groups, a state board on Wednesday granted Powertech Uranium Corp. a permit to drill more test holes in the southwestern South Dakota area where it wants to mine for uranium.
Opinions
Published November 20, 2008, 10:16 pm, The West Australian
If you were to strap a lie detection unit on senior Federal Labor MPs and start asking them about nuclear power you’d undoubtedly get some interesting results.
ALP shift in nuclear minefield
Published November 20, 2008, 10:03 pm, The West Australian
If you were to strap a lie detection unit on senior Federal Labor MPs and start asking them about nuclear power you’d undoubtedly get some interesting results. You’d probably find that some senior
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Published November 20, 2008, 8:01 pm, The West Australian
Workers from the controversial Ranger mine in the Northern Territory have been contaminated with uranium, a union says. Worksafe has been called in to investigate the claims relating to the Energy Resources of Australia mine, about 260km east of Darwin.
Workers contaminated at Ranger Mine
Published November 20, 2008, 7:46 pm, The West Australian
Workers from the controversial Ranger mine in the Northern Territory have been contaminated with uranium, a union says. Worksafe has been called in to investigate the claims relating to the Energy R
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- Halo Efekti: Areva aloitti laittomat uraanikaivauks et ilman viranomaisten lupia Suomessa: Painu helvettiin Areva! Areva, GO HOME! Kehtaavat vielä vinettää että heidän perustuslailli sia oikeuksiaan poljetaan. Helvetti, no mitä oikeuksia ranskalaisella yhtiöllä pitäisi ollakaan Suomen luontoon? Ranualla sijaitsevan alueen laajuus on 108 neliökilometri ä.
- Uraanikaivos ? Wikipedia: Myös länsimaissa on esiintynyt työturvallisuu dessa puutteita. Lounais-Yhdysv altojen alueella uraanikaivoksi ssa on työskennellyt 3 000-5 000 navajo-intiaan ia ja intiaanireserv aattien alueilla on arvioitu olevan 1 300 hylättyä kaivosta.[20] Näillä uraanikaivoksi ssa työskennelleil lä navajo-intiaan eilla on todettu lisääntynyt riski sairastua keuhkosyöpään. [21] Kaivosten tuottamaa jäteainesta on alueella käytetty myös asuntojen rakennusaineen a. Vuonna 1990 Yhdysvaltain Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry varoitti viranomaisia erään kaivosryhmän aiheuttavan "välittöm än ja merkkittävän vaaran ihmisten terveydelle&qu ot;, minkä johdosta Yhdysvaltojen ympäristönsuoj eluvirasto aloitti hätätoimenpite et jätteen poistamiseksi. [20]
- Uranium contamination concerns at Ranger (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): The Australian Conservation Foundation says another contamination incident at the Ranger uranium mine should stop the Fed and NT Governments from allowing the operation to expand. Mining company, ERA has admitted several workers were contaminated clearing up a big yellow cake spill three weeks ago. Earlier this week, it announced a new possible 30,000 tonne deposit. Annotated link http://www.dii go.com/bookmar k/http%3A%2F%2 Fwww.abc.net.a u%2Fnews%2Fsto ries%2F2008%2F 11%2F21%2F2426 053.htm
- YouTube - THE YELLOW MONSTER: The devastating effect of uranium mining on Navajo land
- YouTube - Cancer and Uranium Mining 1978: For more information about cancer in uranium miners in the US, seee the NIOSH Worker Notification website at http://www.cdc .gov/niosh/pgm s/worknot... . This was clipped from the 1978 US government film, More than a Paycheck.
- YouTube - Community Coalition Against Mining Uranium: Protesting uranium and handing out pamphlets explaining the dangers of a uranium mine.
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- Vaiheinen: Areva, Go Home!: Suomen luonnonsuojelu liiton luonnonsuojelu sihteeri Tapani Veistola sanoo, että Areva toimii Suomessa kuin siirtomaaherra ympäristöstä ja kansalaisista piittaamatta. Areva on sama yhtiö joka tuhraa Olkiluodossa viidennen virheen kanssa eli on rakentamassa reippaasti myöhässä aikataulustaan ydinvoimalaa, joka kompuroi ongelmasta toiseen.
- U3O8.biz - The Business of Uranium - Fri Nov 21, 2008
- U3O8 Portal - Market Commentary - Spot price continues to rise amidst producer woes - Fri Nov 21, 2008
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