Nuclear power is back on the European political agenda with increasing
public debate about its role in meeting energy needs in a carbon
constrained future. Nuclear power plants need uranium and Australia has
the world’s largest deposits. In Europe the issue is nuclear power, in
Australia it is uranium mining with the Australian Uranium Association
talking of a bright future while national environment groups increase
their efforts against more mines
Against this background a group of independent German documentary
movie makers journeyed from BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam uranium mine in
remote South Australia to the end of the nuclear line at Germany’s
nuclear waste storage sites. Along the way they followed and filmed the
yellowcake trail and spoke to all sides of this controversial trade.
Notice the problems of mine tailings and the ten thousand year responsibility law of the companies in Australia.
Can be viewed here.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/uranium-is-it-a-country/