Antinuclear

Toro Energy will face continued obstacles to its planned Wiluna uranium mine

In the Media – National Indigenous Times, Lateral Love Australia, 22 April 13, “…….Ms Pepper said there was still time to halt the push for uranium to be mined.

“It is a long way from a Federal approval to an operating mine and we will be there every step of the way contesting and opposing this uranium mine and any other proposed uranium mine in Western Australia,” Ms Pepper said.

“Uranium is different. It is radioactive and poses great risks to workers, communities and the environment.

“Uranium oxide can be very dangerous if ingested or inhaled. Other breakdown products of uranium can also be dangerous like Radon gas.

“Radon gas is the second biggest cause of lung cancer in the world.”

“The biggest concern with uranium mining is the long term impacts of radioactive mine waste on country and how that is contained, whether that will get into the groundwater and the food chain.

“There has never been a successful uranium mine in Australia. Each one has had its accidents, its spills, its leaks and its failed rehabilitation.

“The Aboriginal communities which will be near these mines have legitimate concerns on how uranium mining and potential radiation fallout will impact on the environment, the animals, bush tucker and their townships.

“Toro have done some opportunistic studies on road kill (dead animals) but they have not done detailed data analysis on the fauna passing through the region,” Ms Pepper said.

“Uranium is the asbestos of the 21st century. The World Health Organisation, the United Nations and other international agencies recognise the risks of radiation and they all say that safe dose of radiation.

“What they are saying is every dose of radiation increases the risk of developing cancer.”…….http://lateralloveaustralia.com/2013/04/22/in-the-media-national-indigenous-times-6/

April 25, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News