uranium mine

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uranium
noun[U]
uk
/jʊəˈreɪ.ni.əm/us
/jʊˈreɪ.ni.əm/
a chemical element that is a heavy, radioactive metal, used in the production of nuclear power and in some types of ...
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mine
noun[C]
uk
/maɪn/us
/maɪn/
a hole or system of holes in the ground where substances such as coal, metal, and salt ...
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Under that plan, nothing connected with atomic or nuclear endeavours from theuraniummineto the reactor would be owned by independent sovereign states.
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In 1904 the first claim to auraniumminein the area was staked.
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The facility, once auraniummine, laboratory, and refinery, has been a site for radioactive dumping and top-secret experiments.
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It is scheduled to become the state's firsturaniummine.
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It is the largest undergrounduraniumminein the world.
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He served 14 years of his sentence, which included hard labour in auraniummine.
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Auraniummineis allegedly located there, as is a 200 megawatt oil-fired power plant.
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When the community was hit byuraniummineclosures in the 1990s, the complex gradually refocused, hosting multiple services, such as a library, constituency offices, and public health offices.
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The mine, which operated as an undergrounduraniumminefrom 1986 to 1989, has a remaining resource estimated by its owner at more than 45 thousand tonnes of uranium oxide.
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This aerodrome served a now-closeduraniummine.
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It has been known for a long time that occupational exposure to radon in uranium mines is associated with an increased incidence of lung cancer.
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The uranium mines are often left in an unprotected condition and are a great danger to the surrounding environment.
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It is in the areas where there are uranium mines that the indigenous peoples live who are entirely dependent on nature.
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After all, thousands of individuals have been working in uranium mines for many years, with no obvious ill effects.
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We have a duty to the miners working in uranium mines and with other dangerous commodities.
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Mine workers receive occupational exposures to radon, especially in uranium mines.
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Unfortunately, after they got back, he was arrested for treason and forced to work in the state uranium mines for the next 15 years.
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There were also tungsten, tantalum and uranium mines in the vicinity.
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The modern urban development of the city was influenced by industrial production and uranium mining in the region.
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The government policy preventing new uranium mines continued into the 1990s, despite occasional reviews and debate.
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