ERA_damaged_slurry_tankA tank containing up to a million litres of uranium ore and acid spilled contaminated slurry.

Photo: Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corp.

In Australia, the Greens are calling for a permanent end to operations at the Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory after a radioactive spill at the site. A tank containing up to a million litres of uranium ore and acid split, damaging the crane that was trying to repair it and surrounding infrastructure at the mine near Kakadu National Park.

See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=12508.