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In reply to the discussion: New Leader Of UK's Green Party: Nuclear Power Is The Betamax Of The Energy World [View all]Confusious
(8,317 posts)Gold mining uses cyanide to separate the ore from the earth.
Uranium mining they simply dig up the earth and dump it in a truck.
Same with with any other mining.
I live in the city, so they would have to displace quite a few people to do that. 20 or so miles outside of town is one of the largest copper mines in the in country. Across the street, under the football stadium, is a nuclear reactor.
We don't have any streams, so the tailings won't get in the river. The nuclear reactor has been here since the 60's, and my aunt lives about a mile from it. My cousin seems OK, if not a bit annoying. But I doubt that's from radiation.
As long as the workers are protected, which they can be, and the rivers and ground are protected, which they can be, I have no problem with it.
Of course, I wouldn't want anyone to loose their homes over it, and if the locals had problems with it, I would probably agree with the locals. I would have to check to see if the company had a good track record.
Most of the complaints about uranium mining stem from the early days of mining, current technology and rules can allow safe mining for the workers and the environment.