The nuclear industry is constantly judged on criteria that do not take its externalities into account  Nuclear puts great store on the fact that it is a ‘clean fuel’ however this assessment tends to ignore several factors in terms of social and other costs. Although much attention has been given to the possible harm of dealing with fuel rods at the end of their life, much less is given to the mining of Uranium in the first place. To take one of many examples, in 2006 the Navajo nation won a lengthy legal fight to prevent Uranium mining ever taking place on their land. Similar efforts by communities in Latin America have been less successful.  The industry bears none of the costs for the illnesses, poisoned rivers, fatalities and other costs of this process [i] .  [i] Laurie Fosner. “Uranium Mining in the Navajo Nation”. Sprol. 20 June 2006