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Sustainability of Uranium Mining and Milling: Toward Quantifying Resources and Eco-Efficiency

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:28:22 -0000

The mining of uranium has long been a controversial public
issue, and a renewed debate has emerged on the potential for
nuclear power to help mitigate against climate change. The
central thesis of pro-nuclear advocates is the lower carbon
intensity of nuclear energy compared to fossil fuels, although
there remains very little detailed analysis of the true carbon costs
of nuclear energy. In this paper, we compile and analyze a
range of data on uranium mining and milling, including uranium
resources as well as sustainability metrics such as energy
and water consumption and carbon emissions with respect to
uranium productionsarguably the first time for modern
projects.

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Govt queries Sydney reactor repair costs

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:21:28 -0000

The federal government says it has serious questions about ongoing repair costs at the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in Sydney.

Design flaws in the $400 million reactor have seen it shut down for a total of 11 months since it began operations at the end of 2006.

The cost of repairs and loss productions is expected to run into millions.

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Retest suburb for radiation, inquiry recommends - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:39:39 -0000

An Upper House inquiry into a former uranium smelter site at Hunters Hill in Sydney has recommended a thorough retesting of all properties on the site and a comprehensive remediation plan.

The smelter operated between 1911 and 1915 on what is now the location of four properties in Nelson Parade.

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ABC Darwin - Community urged to have say on NT radioactive waste dump

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:46:32 -0000

The Greens say there is an opportunity for the community to have its say about a possible radioactive waste dump in the Northern Territory.

The Federal Government is waiting for a report on the suitability of three sites in the Territory for a dump.

The Greens have introduced a bill into Federal Parliament to overturn legislation forcing a dump on the Territory and the bill has now been referred to a committee of inquiry.

Western Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam says if there is enough interest it may come to the Territory to consult first-hand.

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The Australian anti-uranium movement

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:00:57 -0000

The Australian struggle against nuclear power has mainly been a struggle against uranium mining in Australia's Northern Territory. Here I give a general account of this struggle, covering the origins of the Australian anti-nuclear movement, issues in the nuclear debate and the strategy of the movement.

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Uranium mining, nuclear power and 'ethical' investment - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:34:50 -0000

A recent Corporate Watch Australia survey reveals that many so-called ethical investment funds invest in uranium mining.

The number has risen significantly in recent years. Some fund managers justify investment in uranium with questionable arguments about nuclear power and climate change, but the primary reason for the shift is probably BHP Billiton's entry into the uranium industry with its 2005 acquisition of WMC Resources, which owns the Olympic Dam uranium mine in South Australia.

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The Anti-Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:26:20 -0000

The Anti-Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia is a non-profit community group
campaigning for an end to the nuclear industry and the adoption of safe energy strategies.

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No NT nuclear waste dump, say Greens - Breaking News

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:30:27 -0000

The Australian Greens are attempting to block plans to build a nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory.

Greens senator Scott Ludlam has tabled legislation which would give the territory greater powers to veto plans to build a dump at one of four outback sites.

Australia does not have a remote dump for federal nuclear waste, which comes from sources like medical and defence products.

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AFP: BHP planning to sell uranium to China 'for decades'

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:35:15 -0000

The world's biggest mining company BHP Billiton said Wednesday it intended to supply uranium to China for decades to come as the Asian superpower ramps up its nuclear energy programme.

The chief executive of the Anglo-Australian miner, Marius Kloppers, said BHP Billiton was "very actively positioning" to take advantage of China's move towards greater use of nuclear energy.

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Greens to introduce radioactive waste dump legislation (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:32:19 -0000

The Greens are to introduce legislation to the Federal Parliament aimed at banning future radioactive waste dumps in the Northern Territory.

Greens Senator Scott Ludlam says the Federal Government has failed to honour an election promise to repeal the legislation which enabled the material to be dumped in the Territory.

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Govt predicted to face uranium mining challenges (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:30:43 -0000

A market analyst says the incoming Western Australian Government will face challenges when processing applications for uranium mining because it is not equipped with the skills for assessing the mining of the resource.

Uranium explorer Toro Energy last week announced plans to enhance its Wiluna uranium project in light of the Liberal-Nationals alliance.

Thundelarra Resources says it is hoping to start exploratory drilling in the north-west before the end of the year.

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Australia gets ready to mine a uranium boom | theage.com.au

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:42:03 -0000

AUSTRALIA'S newly liberated uranium miners are poised to cash in on a global revival for nuclear energy as decades of restrictions fall away.

In the lead-up to his election victory last year, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd removed the major obstacle to expansion when he convinced federal Labor to abandon its 25-year-old policy opposing any new uranium mines outside the three in operation.

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MPs recommend delay on Russian uranium deal (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:46:49 -0000

Federal Parliament's Treaties Committee has recommended the Government delay ratifying a treaty to sell uranium to Russia because of fears about the country's nuclear weapons program.

The treaty was signed last year by the former Howard Government.

But after examining the proposal, the committee says it should not go ahead until Russia separates its civil and military nuclear facilities.

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Plans to mine uranium mushroom - The Canberra Times

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:33:58 -0000

Junior uranium explorers plan to begin mining the commodity in Western Australia as early as 2011 after a pro-uranium minority Liberal Government was formed on Sunday.

Former premier and state Labor leader Alan Carpenter had proposed a ban on uranium mining, prompting concerns about how this stance would affect the state's reputation as a desirable destination for doing business.

The new Government, formed after the Nationals used their seats to support Colin Barnett's Liberal Party, has welcomed uranium mining in WA.

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Famous Moments in FoE History: Exposing the Uranium Cartel in 1976 — Friends of the Earth Australia

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:11:24 -0000

Westinghouse finally settled out of court with the uranium cartel participants for damages in excess of US$800 million to make up for its losses due to the artificially inflated price of uranium supplied over four years and some punitive damages for breaching the US Sherman Anti Trust Act.

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hand-delivered to the Californian Energy Commission in San Francisco. The Commission was primed to pass on the documents to the US Justice Department and the US media.

We may well be seeing the beginning of a re-run of cartel activity with the current price of uranium running up to US$120 per pound. The current price spike may one day be the subject of a similar leak by a disgruntled or astute worker as happened in the mid-1970s.

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Uranium stocks surge on change of WA government - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:00:47 -0000

West Australian-based uranium stocks have soared in early trade on news of a pro-uranium government.

The Liberal leader, Colin Barnett, has vowed to overturn the state's long running policy banning uranium mining.

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Uranium explorer's dumping plan blocked - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:46:01 -0000

A council has now decided to ban uranium explorer Marathon Resources from dumping any waste at the Hawker dump in the northern Flinders Ranges of South Australia.

The company wants to dump waste including industrial clothing, calico and plastic bags and cardboard from its uranium exploration site in the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary.

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Australia to keep India uranium sale ban - report | Reuters

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:21:54 -0000

Australia will not reverse its ban on the sale of uranium to India and other countries that have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Trade Minister Simon Crean was reported as saying on Monday.

Australia's policy would not change, Crean told the Australian newspaper, despite the government's support for a weekend decision by the 45-nation Nuclear Supplier Group to lift a global ban on nuclear trade with India.

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Protesters march over proposed NT nuclear waste dump (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:03:37 -0000

An estimated 100 people have marched in Tennant Creek this morning in protest at the proposal to place a nuclear waste facility at a site north of the town.

Traditional owners from Muckaty Station, which negotiated with the former federal government to place the facility there, were at the protest and say they never supported the proposal.

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AFP: Chinese move for Australian uranium: report

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:32:58 -0000

Chinese steelmaker Sinosteel has moved to buy into Australia's uranium industry, applying to develop a mine in the outback, a report said Wednesday.

The Australian newspaper said Sinosteel PepinNini Curnamona Management had lodged a minerals claim with the South Australian government, a development which could lead the way to a formal mining lease application.

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