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Energy The Federal Government’s Nuclear Review, headed by Ziggy Switkowski has now released its draft report. Public submissions are accepted until December 12. For more details on the report and making a submission, visit UMPNER or email us. Renewable Energy: Seeking Sustainable Solutions to climate change Renewable Energy: a shorter version of Seeking Sustainable Solutions is available here. Nuclear Power & Climate Change: An Introduction Nuclear Power: No Solution to Climate Change; Full Report. For an excellent series of briefing papers on energy, and particularly nuclear energy, see the EnergyScience Coalition, a group of concerned scientists, engineers and policy experts. Uranium Mining Join Friends of the Earth’s cyber-action encouraging the ALP to maintain its ‘no new uranium mines’ policy. Roxby Downs/Olympic Dam Owned by BHP Billiton, the Olympic Dam uranium-copper mine is currently undergoing planning for a massive expansion. If it proceeds, the expansion will make the mine the largest open cut mine in the world, with a hole some 3km wide and 1km deep. Roxby Downs Uranium Mine: Issues Roxby Downs Uranium Mine: Water Roxby Downs Uranium Mine: Above the Law? Honeymoon Uranium Mine Owned by Canadian-South African mining company SXR Uranium One, Honeymoon has now successfully applied to commercially mine uranium near Broken Hill in SA’s east. While ‘community consultation’ has now concluded, you can read about the issues surrounding the mine here. Beverley Uranium Mine Operated by Heathgate Resources, a subsidiary of US nuclear megacorporation General Atomics, Beverley mines uranium on Adnyamathanha traditional country in the Gammon Ranges, north-east of Leigh Creek. Like the proposed Honeymoon mine, Beverley employs the controversial ‘acid in-situ leach’ mining technique. Uranium Exports & Weapons Proliferation An aspect that the nuclear industry still seems to struggle in acknowledging are the links between nuclear power and weapons proliferation. Uranium Exports to China: an article based on Friends of the Earth Adelaide’s submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Inquiry into exports to China. An Illusion of Protection: a report from the ACF and MAPW Corporations So, who profits most from the nuclear racket? More reports and corporate profiles coming soon! Parsons Brinckerhoff: html, pdf (241 KB) BHP Billiton: COMING SOON! Heathgate Resources: COMING SOON! SXR Uranium One: COMING SOON! Maralinga 2006 marks 50 years since the first atomic bomb was detonated at Maralinga in SA’s west. The cumulative radioactive fallout from these British tests fell over much of Australia, and the civilians, military personnel and Indigenous communities directly impacted by the tests are yet to be appropriately acknowledged or compensated. |
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Last updated 28 November 2006 |