ARE YOU SERIOUS BINDER? THAT IS BLATANT PROMOTION OF THE URANIUM INDUSTRY. THAT IS NOT A REGULATORS MANDATE. AND SAFE? HA! SPILLS UNREPORTED! RADIOACTIVE GARBAGE BURIED IN MUSKEGS! ACCIDENTS UNREPORTED! DEAD WATERSHEDS! NO BASELINE HEALTH STUDIES! SKEWED DATA SO CANCER RATES CANNOT BE TRACED ACCURATELY IN NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN! A REGULATOR THAT PICKS AND CHOSES WHAT STUDIES PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY AND IGNORES STUDIES THAT PROVE OTHERWISE. CNSC response to a letter to the editor in The Globe and Mail Uranium mining is highly regulated The letter to the editor by Grand Chief Matthew Coon Come in your October 15 edition compels me to set the record straight once again on uranium mining and exploration. All mines produce waste, which requires ongoing management. To single out uranium mining as unsafe is not based on scientific evidence. Uranium mining is the most regulated, monitored and understood type of mining in Canada. Canada’s long-standing experience in uranium mining, including the management of tailings, has resulted in stringent regulations and world-leading practices on the protection of health and safety of the public, workers and the environment. The CNSC also has strong measures in place to minimize possible impacts on Aboriginal peoples’ traditional activities in areas where uranium mining takes place. In northern Saskatchewan, where all of Canadas active uranium mining facilities have operated for decades—Aboriginal groups and communities are visited and consulted at every step of a facility’s life. Traditional knowledge and activities are taken into account so that any potential mining impacts are eliminated or minimized. In some cases, trapping has safely continued on (or near) CNSC-licensed properties during the entire life-cycle of the uranium operation. The CNSC welcomed the Government of Quebec’s decision to hold public hearings to study the impacts of uranium exploration and mining in the province. CNSC experts recently participated in a month-long public hearing process providing objective scientific, technical and regulatory information to address many of the misperceptions. The CNSC’s conclusions on the effects of the uranium mining industry are clearly documented in our annual reports on the performance of uranium mine and mill facilities. These reports present the findings of our rigorous compliance and inspection framework, with a focus on conventional worker health and safety, radiation protection and environmental monitoring programs. The 2013 report was recently presented at a Commission meeting where interventions from the public were encouraged and discussed. I welcome Grand Chief Coon Come to participate in next year’s reporting process. The CNSC will never compromise safety and would never issue a licence unless the proposed activities were safe. Michael Binder President, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 06:47:19 +0000
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