uranium mining documentary

Uranium Drive-In. (22) IMDb 7.4 1 h 10 min 2014 7+. When a ghost-town in Colorado is proposed as the site for America's first new uranium mill in thirty years, the locals couldn't be happier. But with a group of environmentalists blocking every step of the way, it soon becomes a battle of people versus planet

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Private companies mine the uranium for a massive profit. Local workers and residents are made promises, but when finally forced to the admit the environmental and health impact of the mining, the companies take their profits, declare bankruptcy and saddle the American taxpayer with hundreds of billions of dollars in clean-up costs

Uranium (English Version) by Magnus Isacsson - NFB

Synopsis. Point of View. Education. This documentary looks at the hazards of uranium mining in Canada. Toxic and radioactive waste pose environmental threats while the traditional economic and spiritual lives of the Indigenous people who occupy this land have been violated. Given our limited knowledge of the associated risks, this film

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Three years and thousands of miles later, Hot Water tells the story of those impacted by uranium mining, atomic testing, nuclear energy and the subsequent contamination that runs through our air, soil and—even more dramatically—our water. From Fat Man and Little Boy to Duck and Cover, we believed it was safe to eat, drink and breathe in the

Uranium Mining – Native American Water Justice

This documentary interviews several residents of Haystack, New Mexico in 2015 about the uranium water contamination that is a result of a history of mining on the Navajo Nation. The documentary interviews many water activists fighting from both outside and inside the Navajo Nation for the right to safe drinking water for the Navajo people

How it works: Uranium Deposits | DocumentaryTube

Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. But how careful you need to be to mine uranium? That is what the documentary tries to explain and explore. The process is extremely dangerous, and workers need special equipment. Rate. 9.5/10 (2 reviews)

Four fascinating documentaries about nuclear power

Mar 19, 2011 Mar 19, 2011 This 2009 documentary visits the Uranium mining industry in Australia, one of the largest Uranium-producing nations on the planet. If you've ever wondered how Uranium goes from ore to fuel rod

Backs to the Blast, an Australian Nuclear Story (1981

Australia has some of the world’s largest uranium reserves and exports about 20 per cent of all uranium sold on the world market. This clip, from the television documentary Backs to the Blast, an Australian Nuclear Story, reflects community concern in the 1980s about the expansion of uranium mining to supply overseas nuclear power plants. In

Fort Lewis College students’ documentary to examine

Sep 06, 2017 Sep 06, 2017 They will use documents and photos for a documentary they are making about Durango’s history with uranium mining. The class received a $5,000 grant from the Colorado Office of Film, Television

'Clinton Cash' Documentary Exposes Clinton Foundation

Aug 01, 2016 Below are just a few examples of the scandals detailed in this bombshell documentary which highlight how large donations to the Clinton Foundation equate to favors returned from the U.S. government: • State Dept. Approves Russian Purchase of 20% of U.S. Uranium Assets in Return for $145 million in Contributions to the Clinton Foundation

Film at the Naro casts critical eye on uranium mining

Nov 12, 2013 Nov 12, 2013 Uranium mining, a hot issue facing the Virginia General Assembly, gets scathing treatment in Hot Water, a new documentary film

Thorium: An Energy Solution - Top Documentary Films

Jan 23, 2013 Jan 23, 2013 Uranium is used to fuel the world's nuclear power plants, but a vocal segment of the scientific community claims that it's too dangerous and rare a chemical to sustain that role for much longer. In the feature-length documentary Thorium: An Energy Solution, they make the case for a much more efficient and sustainable answer to our energy needs

Documentary short film 'Tailing Pond' tracing the impact

Jan 28, 2021 Read more about Documentary short film 'Tailing Pond' tracing the impact of uranium mining in Jadugora in consideration for 93rd Academy Awards on Business Standard. Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Produced and directed by Saurav Vishnu, Tailing Pond is an award-winning documentary short film that traces the impact of uranium mining on the

Uranium movie makes comeback – Documentary Field

Jun 05, 2008 Jun 05, 2008 Uranium movie makes comeback. Radioactive uranium tailings at Elliot Lake. One of my first films, released 18 years ago, was Uranium, about the radioactive wastes from uranium mining on aboriginal lands in Canada. Not a very exciting title, and there was a reason for it. Faced with intense pressure from the uranium mining industry, the NFB sent

Yellow Fever the Navajo Uranium Documentary - IMDb

Directed by Sophie Rousmaniere. With Tana Morris. Yellow Fever follows young Navajo veteran, Tina Garnanez on her journey to investigate the history of the Navajo Uranium Boom, its lasting impacts in her area and the potential new mining in her region. She begins as a curious family member and becomes an advocate, lobbyist, activist and vocal proponent for transparency and environmental justice