Green Building Africa·3 min read·medium
South Africa delays review of Russian backed uranium project near vital regional aquifer
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South Africa has delayed a risk assessment for a Russian-backed uranium mining project near the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer. Environmentalists and local communities fear that the in situ leaching method could contaminate the vital water source shared by Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa.
South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation has yet to conduct a risk assessment or formally request the International Atomic Energy Agency’s technical review of a controversial uranium mining project proposed near Leonardville in Namibia.
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