Expensive, dirty and dangerous: why we must fight miners' push to fast-track uranium mines
- Written by Gavin Mudd, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, RMIT University
Of all the elements on Earth, none is more strictly controlled under law than uranium. A plethora of international agreements govern its sale and use in energy, research and nuclear weapons.
Australian environmental law considers nuclear actions, such as uranium mining, as a “matter of national environmental significance” under the Envir...