The Environmental, Social and Ethical Consequences of mining,processing and using Uranium
Date Submitted: 01/11/2004 19:14:11
Category: / Science & Technology / Chemistry
Length: 4 pages (1129 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Chemistry
Length: 4 pages (1129 words)
Uranium, an element of the chromium group, never occurs naturally in a free state, although through processes of extraction it can be obtained from rare complex minerals such as pitchblende, carnotite, and uranite. Unfortunately, mining and using Uranium has become an issue that the world must tackle. At every stage of Uranium's life, problems arise and damage our world, whether it is in an environmental, social or ethical sense.
Before the uranium can be used …
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…Uranium creates more energy than 1.4 tons of coal"). Uranium is also predicted to outlast all the fossil fuels because of the vast amount of it underground and its efficiency. It's possibly that we could win the struggle against nuclear warfare and end conflicts, but to do so we'll need to go out there together and make the world a better place to live, not only for us but for all the future generations to come!
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