I O N Uranium mining is the very beginning of the nuclear fuel cycle. Once refined, the resulting uranium oxide provides the basic fuel for most nuclear reactors. In the countries where uranium mining and milling takes place, it leaves behind a deadly trail of radioactive waste and pollution, contaminating the local environment and causing ill health effects on the local communities.
Uranium mining can also seriously damage workers health, especially if ventilation is inadequate.
Greenpeace believes all uranium mining should be stopped immediately.