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Two uranium mining projects in the state are closer to production, the 750 tonne U 3 O 8 Lake Maitland project, pursued by Mega Uranium, and the 680 tonne U 3 O 8 Centipede–Lake Way project undertaken by Toro Energy, located at Lake Way.
The uranium mining projects in Western Australia have attracted opposition from organisations like the Anti-Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia, which have attempted to put a hold on them before they reach active mining stage. [6] The Lake Maitland uranium deposit was first discovered in 1972 by Asarco Australia. [7]
The Chief Health Officer of Western Australia, Andrew Robertson, held an emergency press conference, with DFES issuing an "urgent public health warning" on 27 January. [ 8 ] [ 7 ] Members of the public were warned to observe a safe distance of 5 metres (16 ft) if they found the capsule, and drivers who had recently used the Great Northern ...
The Navajo Nation planned Tuesday to test a tribal law that bans uranium from being transported on its land by ordering tribal police to stop trucks carrying the mineral and return to the mine ...
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Wednesday she encourages the U.S. Congress to ban uranium supplies from Russia, as doing so would free up funds to support domestic development of ...
World uranium reserves in 2010. Uranium reserves are reserves of recoverable uranium, regardless of isotope, based on a set market price. The list given here is based on Uranium 2020: Resources, Production and Demand, a joint report by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency. [1] Figures are given in metric ...
A U.S. ban on imports of enriched uranium from Russia will take effect on Aug. 11, the Department of Energy said on Tuesday. The ban, signed into law by President Joe Biden on Monday, allows ...
Map showing nuclear test sites in Australia. In 1952 the Australian Government established the Rum Jungle Uranium Mine 85 kilometres (53 mi) south of Darwin. Local Aboriginal communities were not consulted to the extent of a formal treaty or agreement about mining and the mine site became an emblem for environmental disaster, with a small area of disturbance easily repaired and remedied.