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Florida lawmakers want to use radioactive material to pave roads

Phosphogypsum, a byproduct in the fertilizer industry, contains uranium and radium — and as the EPA notes, it also forms radon, "a cancer-causing, radioactive gas."

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Smoldering Iran nuclear crisis risks catching fire

Even as the United States and its European allies grapple with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and rising tensions with China, the smoldering crisis over Iran's nuclear program threatens to reignite.

Reuters

Ukraine's nuclear deal with Canada's Cameco carries big risks, rewards

Ukraine's 12-year deal to buy enough uranium from Canadian miner Cameco Corp to power all of its nuclear reactors gives each side the right to change sales volumes with two years' notice, the Ukrainian state-owned utility Energoatom told Reuters.

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Israel Defense Minister: Iran Nuke Enrichment Could Ignite Region

Israel’s defense minister claimed Thursday that Iran could have enough enriched uranium for five nuclear weapons, and warned Tehran that proceeding to weapons-grade enrichment could “ignite the region.” His remarks echoed international concerns, which have mounted over the past months, on Tehran enriching uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels.

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Israel minister: Iran nuke enrichment could ignite region

Israel’s defense minister says Iran could have enough enriched uranium to make five nuclear weapons, and warned Tehran that proceeding to weapons-grade enrichment could “ignite the region.”

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Iranian Official Executed for Espionage Leaked Information About Fordo Plant

Five months after Tehran’s execution of Alireza Akbari on charges of espionage for Britain, the New York Times quoted Israeli and Iranian sources as saying that the former official was an unexpected spy because of his loyalty to the regime. Akbari, the former deputy defense minister of Iran, played an…

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Libya lost, then found, 2.5 tonnes of uranium - a red flag for nuclear safety

Earlier this year the International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi reported that about 2.5 tonnes of uranium ore concentrate had gone missing from a site in Libya. This was arguably one of the largest quantity of uranium ore concentrate that had ever been misplaced.

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Aboriginal community of Laramba feels safe to drink tap water now uranium levels are within guidelines

The outback community of Laramba used to have almost triple the recommended levels of uranium in its drinking water.

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Here’s Why Bullish Options Traders Love Denison Mines (DNN)

Although uranium specialist Denison Mines might seem like a risky trade for its controversial industry, DNN stock could rank among the more enticing speculative ideas.

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Protection sought for uranium-rich land near Grand Canyon

WASHINGTON — Amid growing lawmaker interest in establishing domestic supplies of rare earth minerals, a coalition of tribal leaders, backed by some members of Congress, is calling on President Joe Biden to extend permanent protections to more than a million acres of land near the Grand Canyon that are home…

Tribune News Service

Protection sought for uranium-rich land near Grand Canyon - Roll Call

Tribal leaders want President Joe Biden to protect over a million acres of land near the Grand Canyon that contain uranium ore deposits.

Roll Call

Scientists discover 1st 'neutron-rich' isotope of uranium since 1979

Scientists have synthesized a previously unknown isotope of uranium, uranium-241, that may start to disappear after just 40 minutes.

LiveScience

How the world’s oldest known meteorite impact structure changed the chemistry of Earth’s crust

Meteorite impacts can be cataclysmic events in the history of a planet, melting rock, changing atmospheric chemistry, and wreaking general havoc.

The Conversation

Nuclear Chief: Iran Can Enrich Uranium ‘At Any Rate’

Iran can enrich uranium whenever it wants, and at any rate, announced head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami. In an interview with Iranian television, Eslami stated that the US wanted to stop Iran's nuclear technology but failed. Asked about the failed negotiations to revive the…

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Activists 'shut down' Faslane for two hours over uranium shells sent to Ukraine

FASLANE Naval Base was “shut down” for two hours after peace campaigners locked themselves on to both entrances in protest at the UK Government…

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Where There's Muck, There's Brass: 3 Metal Stocks to Avoid

While climate change concerns have brought heavy-metal uranium to the forefront, geopolitical turbulence could hamper its prospects. Therefore, Cameco Corporation (CCJ), Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC), and Energy Fuels Inc. (UUUU) might be best avoided now. Continue reading….

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ERA hopes to raise $369 million to continue rehabilitation of Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu

Mining company ERA is hoping to raise $369 million to continue funding the rehabilitation of a uranium mine in Kakadu National Park.

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Sending uranium weapons to Ukraine is the wrong kind of aid

The West needs to be honest about depleted uranium weapons – many scientists say they are not low-risk, writes Matt Fuller

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Depleted-uranium shells, the armour-busting munitions heading to Ukraine

Russia said on Sunday that it plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, a seemingly tit-for-tat response to the UK’s announcement last week that it would supply Ukraine with armour-piercing shells made from depleted uranium. Although the rounds contain trace amounts of radioactivity, Russia has falsely claimed the ammunition…

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UN Nuclear Watchdog Says Missing Libya Uranium Found

UN inspectors visiting southern Libya found drums containing natural uranium reported missing earlier this month in the chaos-stricken country, the UN nuclear watchdog said Saturday. The International Atomic Energy Agency said earlier this month that some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored at a site in the southern town of…

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Putin Says Will Deploy Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbor and ally Belarus, bringing the arms to a country at the gates of the European Union. Putin has previously issued thinly veiled warnings that he could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine if Russia were threatened, reviving…

Daily Mirror

Putin to move 'tactical' nuclear weapons into Belarus in fresh threat to west

The Russian president said that the escalation has come in response to western countries including Britain increasing their supply of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine

Reuters

Exclusive-IAEA confirms almost all missing uranium in Libya now accounted for

Most of the roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium ore concentrate (UOC) recently declared missing from a site in Libya have been found at that site, the U.N. nuclear watchdog told member states on Friday in a statement seen by Reuters.

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Russia Says Use of Depleted Uranium Shells in Ukraine Would Harm Population, Land for Decades

Russia's defense ministry said on Friday that the use of depleted uranium shells in Ukraine would harm Ukrainian troops, the wider population and negatively affect the country's agriculture sector for decades or even centuries. Russia has reacted furiously to plans outlined by Britain earlier this week to send shells containing…

Reuters

Russia says use of depleted uranium shells in Ukraine would harm population, land for decades

Russia's defence ministry said on Friday that the use of depleted uranium shells in Ukraine would harm Ukrainian troops, the wider population and negatively affect the country's agriculture sector for decades or even centuries.

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