Antinuclear

“We will fight uranium mining in Western Australia, every step of the way”

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

“Uranium is the asbestos of the 21st century”

Forty uranium mines is the plan for Western Australia The Stringer, by Gerry Georgatos November 29th, 2013“……….Ms Pepper said there is 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 WA.”

“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,” said Ms Pepper.

“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 – 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 that 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,” said Ms Pepper.

“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 there is no safe dose of radiation.”

“What they are saying is that every dose of radiation increases the risk of developing cancer,” said Ms Pepper. Ms Pepper is correct that there is no safe level of radiation according to the weight of scientific opinion which holds that there is no threshold below which ionising radiation poses no risk.

“We know that Australian uranium was in the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactors at the time of the multiple meltdowns. From cradle to the grave Australian uranium threatens country and lives…………….”http://thestringer.com.au/forty-uranium-mines-is-the-plan-for-western-australia/#.UpzLRNJDuik

December 1, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | uranium