Uranium Mining in Australia

Uranium fuel can be used in nuclear weapons.

Uranium exports are worth millions of dollars to the Australian economy.

Mining, transporting and processing uranium exposes people to increased health risks.

Nuclear energy reduces atmospheric pollution.

Negative impact on Aboriginal culture and sacred sites. The Jabiluka mine went ahead without the consent of the local Aboriginal people.

Every tonne of mined uranium used for fuel in place of coal saves the emission of 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.

Fears that uranium fuel may get into the hands of terrorists.

Uranium mining provides employment in remote rural areas.

Australia sells uranium only to countries that use it for peaceful purposes, many of these countries do not have fuel resources.

There currently is no agreed safe method of storage for high-level nuclear waste.