Uranium mining poses grave risk

Comment: No to uranium mining anywhere in the world! It has never been safely anywhere in the world and it left ruin lives, ruin land, and ruin waters!


11/Aug/2009

Dawn Jecks, Safety Bay

Comments:

THE mining of blue asbestos at Wittenoom Gorge in the 1950s was a hazardous operation and the long-term consequences of it are now apparent.

Uranium mining overseas also has an appalling record of injury and disease suffered by the miners.

The long-term consequences of uranium mining include cancer, genetic disease and premature ageing.

Blue asbestos and uranium mining are very different industries from most other types of mining because they pose significant additional health hazards for miners, plant workers and the general public.

We are faced with a serious ethical question of whether the risks of uranium mining can be justified.

If we do mine uranium in regional WA, who will be responsible for the compensation of the workers, their families and the public affected by it?

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