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Australia

In Australia, the Aboriginal population has been unfairly targeted with radioactive waste dumps and uranium mining. Stripped of their rights, Aborigines however continue to fight back to prevent waste dumping and expansion of uranium mining.

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Entries from February 1, 2010 - February 28, 2010

Tuesday
Feb092010

Kakadu mine now found to be leaking radiation levels 5,400 times background

Water with uranium concentrations 5,400 times background and a cocktail of other radionuclides are seeping from beneath the tailings dam at the Ranger Uranium Mine in Kakadu National Park. According to a press release from the Australian Green Party, the Office of the Supervising Scientist acknowledged to Australian Greens Senator, Scott Ludlam, that the contamination was occurring.