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Kernekraft
Kernekraftværker fremstiller i dag omkring en tredjedel af den elektricitet og 14 % af den energi, der forbruges i EU. Kernekraft er et CO2-fattigt alternativ til fossilt brændsel og udgør en central bestanddel i mange medlemsstaters energimiks. Men på grund af Tjernobylkatastrofen i 1986 og atomkatastrofen i Fukushima (Japan) i 2011 er kernekraft blevet særdeles kontroversielt. Tysklands beslutning om at udfase kernekraft inden 2020, såvel som den midlertidige lukning af to belgiske reaktorer efter ...
Potential Use of Radioactively Contaminated Mining Materials in the Construction of Residential Homes from Open Pit Uranium Mines in Gabon and Niger
Reports on the negative health and environmental effects of open pit uranium mining activities by European companies in Gabon and Niger have prompted a media and public critical reaction. This study looks at mining practices in two pits in these countries. Available secondary sources are thoroughly reviewed and complemented with a field visit to Gabon despite the technical and practical difficulty of reaching the areas where the activity takes place. The assessment indicates that substantial problems ...