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Mining and enriching nuclear fuel is, what, benign?
by projektfu 6y ago
Mining and enriching nuclear fuel is, what, benign?
- dodobirdlord 6y agoComparatively, yes. You need so much less of it. There aren't very many uranium mines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_mining#/media/File:Uranium_production_world.PNG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_mining#/media/File:Ura...
- jabl 6y agoFurther, many uranium mines, especially newer ones, use in-situ leaching, meaning the mine is essentially just a few holes drilled into the ground.