Stop BHP Billiton's Yeelirie uranium mine
- af: Jaden Harris
- mottagare: Australian Government
A referral document to the Department of Environment BHP Billiton
said that through an on-site leaching process the mine
will produce 110 million tonnes of radioactive waste.
The referral document proposes that this massive amount of rock and sludge would be stored at the mine site in an open pit or tailings dam. This means that dangerously radioactive material will stay for tens of thousands of years.
This means that when the mine opens the workers at the mine and other people in the area will be at risk on windy days of breathing in dust or radon
gas blown off the tailings dam or open pit. These radioactive materials greatly increase the risk of cancer if ingested.
BHP said that 10,000 hectares of mostly well vegetated land would be
disturbed by the mine and this area is home to six threatened animal
species, 11 migratory birds and numerous rare and priority-listed
plant species. The site also experiences intense rain at times, causing
water to flow in sheets off the proposed mine site towards nearby lakes.
This is not good enough given that the Federal Government recently admitted that 100,000 litres of contaminated groundwater is seeping from tailings at
Ranger uranium mine into Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory each day, the potential impact of large-scale dewatering of the mine site at Yeelirie combined with heavy downpours is alarming dangerous.
The yellowcake product is proposed to be taken inside sealed
drums on existing roads from Yeelirie to a "secure" rail facility near
Kalgoorlie and then by train to Adelaide and then Darwin before going
overseas.
The transport emissions as well as the energy used to build a nuclear reactor, construct and run the min as well as enrichment and disposal then nuclear is not a low-carbon energy solution.
The overland travel is also a risk as there are over 2000 serious truck accidents on WA roads each year and there is on average more than 35 serious train derailments and collisions in Western Australia, according to the Federal Department of Infrastructure and Transport. This is made more alarming given the fact that Yellowcake powder, or uranium oxide concentrate, is the consistency of talcum powder which means people near the incident are at risk of serious health risks. The direct risks to health from this proposed mine are serious enough to rule it out. Why on Earth should we dig up the most toxic substance on Earth?The mine at Yeelirie would only employ at the most 700 people for two years, after that, the proponents say it would employ less than half that number, all of whom will be fly-in, fly-out,
This is such small number of new jobs especially compared to
renewable which creates lasting employment for much more people.
If a uranium mine opens in Western Australia, it will be under international
pressure to take global nuclear waste, this is something that no Australian wants and would be horrific for the Australian environment.
said that through an on-site leaching process the mine
will produce 110 million tonnes of radioactive waste.
The referral document proposes that this massive amount of rock and sludge would be stored at the mine site in an open pit or tailings dam. This means that dangerously radioactive material will stay for tens of thousands of years.
This means that when the mine opens the workers at the mine and other people in the area will be at risk on windy days of breathing in dust or radon
gas blown off the tailings dam or open pit. These radioactive materials greatly increase the risk of cancer if ingested.
BHP said that 10,000 hectares of mostly well vegetated land would be
disturbed by the mine and this area is home to six threatened animal
species, 11 migratory birds and numerous rare and priority-listed
plant species. The site also experiences intense rain at times, causing
water to flow in sheets off the proposed mine site towards nearby lakes.
This is not good enough given that the Federal Government recently admitted that 100,000 litres of contaminated groundwater is seeping from tailings at
Ranger uranium mine into Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory each day, the potential impact of large-scale dewatering of the mine site at Yeelirie combined with heavy downpours is alarming dangerous.
The yellowcake product is proposed to be taken inside sealed
drums on existing roads from Yeelirie to a "secure" rail facility near
Kalgoorlie and then by train to Adelaide and then Darwin before going
overseas.
The transport emissions as well as the energy used to build a nuclear reactor, construct and run the min as well as enrichment and disposal then nuclear is not a low-carbon energy solution.
The overland travel is also a risk as there are over 2000 serious truck accidents on WA roads each year and there is on average more than 35 serious train derailments and collisions in Western Australia, according to the Federal Department of Infrastructure and Transport. This is made more alarming given the fact that Yellowcake powder, or uranium oxide concentrate, is the consistency of talcum powder which means people near the incident are at risk of serious health risks. The direct risks to health from this proposed mine are serious enough to rule it out. Why on Earth should we dig up the most toxic substance on Earth?The mine at Yeelirie would only employ at the most 700 people for two years, after that, the proponents say it would employ less than half that number, all of whom will be fly-in, fly-out,
This is such small number of new jobs especially compared to
renewable which creates lasting employment for much more people.
If a uranium mine opens in Western Australia, it will be under international
pressure to take global nuclear waste, this is something that no Australian wants and would be horrific for the Australian environment.
We the undersigned are opposed to the Yeelirie uranium mine proposed by BHP Billiton because,
A referral document to the Department of Environment BHP Billiton
said that through an on-site leaching process the mine
will produce 110 million tonnes of radioactive waste.
The referral document proposes that this massive amount of rock and sludge would be stored at the mine site in an open pit or tailings dam. This means that dangerously radioactive material will stay for tens of thousands of years.
This means that when the mine opens the workers at the mine and other people in the area will be at risk on windy days of breathing in dust or radon
gas blown off the tailings dam or open pit. These radioactive materials greatly increase the risk of cancer if ingested.
BHP said that 10,000 hectares of mostly well vegetated land would be
disturbed by the mine and this area is home to six threatened animal
species, 11 migratory birds and numerous rare and priority-listed
plant species. The site also experiences intense rain at times, causing
water to flow in sheets off the proposed mine site towards nearby lakes.
This is not good enough given that the Federal Government recently admitted that 100,000 litres of contaminated groundwater is seeping from tailings at
Ranger uranium mine into Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory each day, the potential impact of large-scale dewatering of the mine site at Yeelirie combined with heavy downpours is alarming dangerous.
The yellowcake product is proposed to be taken inside sealed
drums on existing roads from Yeelirie to a "secure" rail facility near
Kalgoorlie and then by train to Adelaide and then Darwin before going
overseas.
The transport emissions as well as the energy used to build a nuclear reactor, construct and run the min as well as enrichment and disposal then nuclear is not a low-carbon energy solution.
The overland travel is also a risk as there are over 2000 serious truck accidents on WA roads each year and there is on average more than 35 serious train derailments and collisions in Western Australia, according to the Federal Department of Infrastructure and Transport. This is made more alarming given the fact that Yellowcake powder, or uranium oxide concentrate, is the consistency of talcum powder which means people near the incident are at risk of serious health risks. The direct risks to health from this proposed mine are serious enough to rule it out. Why on Earth should we dig up the most toxic substance on Earth?The mine at Yeelirie would only employ at the most 700 people for two years, after that, the proponents say it would employ less than half that number, all of whom will be fly-in, fly-out,
This is such small number of new jobs especially compared to
renewable which creates lasting employment for much more people.
If a uranium mine opens in Western Australia, it will be under international
pressure to take global nuclear waste, this is something that no Australian wants and would be horrific for the Australian environment.
Thank you for taking the time to read our petition.
Skriv underSkriv underA referral document to the Department of Environment BHP Billiton
said that through an on-site leaching process the mine
will produce 110 million tonnes of radioactive waste.
The referral document proposes that this massive amount of rock and sludge would be stored at the mine site in an open pit or tailings dam. This means that dangerously radioactive material will stay for tens of thousands of years.
This means that when the mine opens the workers at the mine and other people in the area will be at risk on windy days of breathing in dust or radon
gas blown off the tailings dam or open pit. These radioactive materials greatly increase the risk of cancer if ingested.
BHP said that 10,000 hectares of mostly well vegetated land would be
disturbed by the mine and this area is home to six threatened animal
species, 11 migratory birds and numerous rare and priority-listed
plant species. The site also experiences intense rain at times, causing
water to flow in sheets off the proposed mine site towards nearby lakes.
This is not good enough given that the Federal Government recently admitted that 100,000 litres of contaminated groundwater is seeping from tailings at
Ranger uranium mine into Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory each day, the potential impact of large-scale dewatering of the mine site at Yeelirie combined with heavy downpours is alarming dangerous.
The yellowcake product is proposed to be taken inside sealed
drums on existing roads from Yeelirie to a "secure" rail facility near
Kalgoorlie and then by train to Adelaide and then Darwin before going
overseas.
The transport emissions as well as the energy used to build a nuclear reactor, construct and run the min as well as enrichment and disposal then nuclear is not a low-carbon energy solution.
The overland travel is also a risk as there are over 2000 serious truck accidents on WA roads each year and there is on average more than 35 serious train derailments and collisions in Western Australia, according to the Federal Department of Infrastructure and Transport. This is made more alarming given the fact that Yellowcake powder, or uranium oxide concentrate, is the consistency of talcum powder which means people near the incident are at risk of serious health risks. The direct risks to health from this proposed mine are serious enough to rule it out. Why on Earth should we dig up the most toxic substance on Earth?The mine at Yeelirie would only employ at the most 700 people for two years, after that, the proponents say it would employ less than half that number, all of whom will be fly-in, fly-out,
This is such small number of new jobs especially compared to
renewable which creates lasting employment for much more people.
If a uranium mine opens in Western Australia, it will be under international
pressure to take global nuclear waste, this is something that no Australian wants and would be horrific for the Australian environment.
Thank you for taking the time to read our petition.
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