A 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.