Where the reactors are - U.S., Midwest
About the Prairie Island reactors
How a pressurized water nuclear reactor works - part I
How a pressurized water nuclear reactor works - part II
Northern States Power sues Westinghouse over faulty tubes
Problems with Steam Generator Tubes (Part I)
Problems with Steam Generator Tubes (Part II)
A nightmare confirmed: steam tube degradation is increasingly likely to cause a nuclear meltdown (Part I)
A nightmare confirmed: steam tube degradation is increasingly likely to cause a nuclear meltdown (Part II)
Chernobyl to Prairie Island - We are all in the zone (Part I)
Chernobyl to Prairie Island - We are all in the zone (Part II)
Prairie Island routinely emits radioactivity into the environment
A little lesson on radioactivity: how it affects the human body
The difference between high-level and low-level radiation exposure
The effects of low-level radiation exposure
The waste fuel pools are filling up
Dry cask storage: problems guaranteed, and problems unknown
Yucca Mountain, Nevada: not a good place for nuclear waste
Transporting the waste: how safe can 45,000 shipments be?
Most mining and milling of uranium occurs on Indian lands
People of color are also targeted for other uranium processing facilities
Nuclear waste dumps - guess where they want to put them
Anything is cheap if you don't pay the cost
Nuclear power can be phased out
An interview with two of the neighbors
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Nuclear Racism
Most Mining and Milling of Uranium Occurs On Indian Lands
"Nuclear energy and its waste were created in arrogance and corruption, and continue to expand power of wealth and corruption throughout the entire world by the sacrifice of people of color upon its unholy altar." - Rufina Marie Laws, Mescalero Apache
Without nuclear racism, there would be no nuclear energy. Nuclear energy targets people of color for the mining, milling, and processing of uranium, and the storage of radioactive wastes.
Most uranium mining and milling occur on Hopi and Navajo lands in the Southwest U.S., on Cree lands in Northern Canada, on Aboriginal homelands of Australia, and on Tribal homelands in South Africa.
Communities of color bear a disproportionate share of the risks and health effects caused by radiation released during mining and milling. Milled uranium must be enriched and fabricated into fuel.