BHP Billiton looks like pulling out of Yeelirie uranium mining
“the nuclear industry is increasingly unpopular and unprofitable and BHP Billiton has seen the writing on the wall for the uranium trade in WA”.
BHP’s Yeelirrie doubts reflect high risk and low return from uranium mining, 20 June 11, WA’s peak environment group today welcomed news that BHP Billiton’s Yeelirrie uranium mining project is indefinitely on hold, with growing speculation that BHP will pull out of the project altogether. Continue reading
Nuclear company AREVA tries to stop Koongarra’s Heritage Listing
federal Labor made an election promise last year to incorporate Koongarra into Kakadu, removing the possibility of future uranium mining there. Areva formally requested Australia to withdraw its nomination for heritage listing from the agenda of the 35th World Heritage Committee meeting, which will be held in Paris this week
French uranium challenge to Kakadu heritage listing, Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin, The Age, June 20, 2011
A FRENCH government-owned company attempted to block countries discussing an Australian request to expand the World heritage-listed Kakadu National Park to include land that contains uranium worth billions of dollars. Continue reading
Australian govt awards solar funding to nuclear company AREVA
BP Solar, Areva win $770m funding from Solar Flagship Climate Spectator 18 June 11 The Federal Government on Saturday announced that a consortium led by BP Solar and a proposal put forward by French nuclear giant Areva had won the 1st round of funding under the $1.5 billion Solar Flagships Program. Continue reading
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