Uranium mining

In the last 60 years, Uranium mining has become the basis of one of the worlds most popular sources of energy. While Uranium is almost always used for nuclear energy, it is also used in medical isotopes. To obtain Uranium for nuclear power, it is generally mined in large open pit and underground mines. Like most other mines, mining Uranium destroys the ecosystem and landscape, produces lots of noise pollution, demolishes habitats and are very dangerous. More specifically, Uranium mines have an enormous occupational health and safety risks. Uranium mines emit a colourless, odourless, radioactive noble gas called Radon. These Radon’s are easily inhaled, hence, are very harmful to humans, leading to high levels of radiation. Possible solutions…

Canada used to be the world’s leader in the mining of uranium. They supplied the uranium to many countries, especially the United States during World War Two. The United States were creating nuclear and atomic bombs and weapons, more specifically the Manhattan Project. Canada supplied the United States military with the uranium necessary for the weapons construction. Canada refined and processed the uranium for the use of it in United States military in 1942. Uranium is a key ingredient in…

The Merriam Webster dictionary defines exploitation as the intentional action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work. When looking back at the history of the United States of America, a person will notice a repeated trend of the U.S government exploiting Indigenous peoples to benefit their interest no matter how morally wrong it may be. A modern example of Indigenous tribes being exploited by the U.S government can be seen in the case of uranium mining on Navajo…

Uranium mining has long caused controversy in the Kakadu region. Kakadu National Park, located in the Northern Territory of Australia, possesses within its boundaries a number of large uranium deposits. I am writing on behalf of the environmental group, as we are extremely concerned on Kakadu National Parks flora, fauna and aesthetic value. Having accepting the mining for the nation's biggest uranium mine, we all will soon watch the Kakadu, industrial interloper depart. If mining uranium in the…

regulating mining jobs and activities, especially activities that are prone to adverse reaction or effect on human lives and their communities. This is not the case in the United States where studies have found a great laxity in government enforcement of mining regulation. In addition, the safeguard of the public interest in terms of management of public owned interest and exploitation must be protected by the government. The apparent permissiveness in enforcing uranium regulations, the public…

Have you ever heard of the national kakuda park, well this park is listed on the world heritage list meaning the park follows the criteria having said that is must be very special right? With this in mind do you really think the construction of a mine is a good idea. Not to mention that uranium mining can be extremely dangerous as underneath the uranium mines there can be high concentrations of radon which leads to lung cancer not only this puts the miners in danger but possibly the local…

After close inspection of Rio Tinto, there have been widespread allegations against the company with regard to its bad behavior as a corporate citizen. Rio Tinto is a global mining company with extensive operations in Africa. Their “products” are the stocks that they currently allow people to buy to invest in the company. Ways that Rio Tinto’s social impact affects their company is as follows. If Rio Tinto was to in any way harm its image and integrity as a company, everyday people will then…

The Cameco Corporation is an international uranium producer accounting for about 16% of global production (Cameco, 2015). With mines in Canada, the United States and Kazakhstan, Cameco has approximately 429 million pounds of uranium reserves (Cameco, 2015). The uranium industry (specifically in Canada) is composed of firms that mine, refine and convert uranium ore into uranium dioxide and uranium hexafluoride both of which are used to produce fuel bundles for nuclear reactors across Canada…

Mining is a business directly related to the extraction of ore, valuable minerals or other geological resources such as gold, silver, diamond, iron, coal and uranium from mines. Because the process of extraction requires a large amount of capital, mining business is normally done by the government, multinational companies or wealthy business owners. All the resources that need to be extracted are non-renewable as these materials cannot be artificially created nor grown through agricultural…

Gaston 1. Why is U-235 (the uranium isotope with a mass of 235 amu) a special element and what is it used for?- Under some conditions U-235 can be spilt and yield a lot of energy. It can be used for nuclear fission. 2. Describe nuclear fission and how the famous equation E = mc2 relates to this process?- It is when the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller nuclei or fission products. It is an exothermic reaction and a lot of energy is released. It is the equation that is in accordance with…