Many discussions have been had in regard to the safety of uranium. It mostly ends in looking to the facts on leaks which there have been many, and if you can trust the government of the day not to cut corners particularly on storage. Its ended in agreeing to disagree.
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Just last week according to the "West" at the "Ranger" mine in Kakadu National Park it was reported it was leaking 100,000 litres of contaminated water every day. A scientist appointed to monitor the mine's environmental impact confirmed at a senate committee hearing, that approximately 100cum a day, the equivalent of 100,000 litres of contaminate were leaking from the mine's tailings dam, into rock fissures beneath Kakadu.
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More than 150 leaks, spills and licence breaches have occurred at the mine since it opened in 1981. Mine owner Energy Resources of Australia has been warned repeatedly about its management of the mine, with it being declared in 2004 that it was "complacent" about protecting workers and people near the mine. So is this another red flag being waved with little notice being taken, just the right noises been made without action? When does Duty of Care come into play ?
. Mining was originally to end late last year, now it seems there are plans to tunnel under floodplains from an open pit in a move than would extend mining till 2021. The ERA late last month was responsible for recovering the contaminated water that had washed downstream, later requesting more information about the leak.
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It's understood that they intend to extend their monitoring program in the vicinity of the tailings dam. The question the people should be asking "is this good enough, why haven't more stringent regulations been incorporated". Who is doing the monitoring at ERA or is it another episode of the wolf protecting the sheep?
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This information on Darwin was bad enough,wait till you see what's in store in WA with the industry backed government.
You thought the environmental vandals had destroyed too much including your coast line! You haven't seen anything, but your about too.
If Barnett has his way we won't have an environment to worry about. When our waters are contaminated through uranium mining and what ever takes his fancy, does he realise his family also will be effected?
Taking this step is horrific,and nothing but greed on his behalf, is he planning to fill the holes in our state with waste? We wanted Carp's out but we had no idea that Satin would appear.
Wolf protecting the sheep...what an excellent comment. So long as Barney Rubble and his stonegae mates are in charge the more our democracy will be eroded..just look what is happening and goodness only knows what is going on behind closed doors. Ranger and all such should be closed down and ALL uranium should remain in the ground. Its not just the mining that is wicked, the whole trail until there is nowhere for nuclear waste to be stored. These people are not siuted to govern...why do we allow it ? Her
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