Uranium Mine Protest in Brazil

Greenpeace activists hold a banner reading "Contamination Area," at the gates of a uranium mine. The facility is operated by state-owned nuclear organisation, ‘Industrias Nucleares do Brasil’ (INB), or ‘Brazilian Nuclear Industries’ in English. A recent analysis discovered two locations of uranium contaminated water; one of the locations has radioactivity rates 40 times higher than the tolerable level for human beings.

Unique identifier: GP01YO3

Type: Image

Shoot date: 27/01/2010

Locations: Bahia, Brazil, Caetité

Credit line: © Lunae Parracho / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Uranium Mine Protest in Brazil

Greenpeace activists protest in front of a uranium mine operated by state-owned nuclear organisation, ‘Industrias Nucleares do Brasil’ (INB), or ‘Brazilian Nuclear Industries’ in English. The facility is INB's Caetité Unit. The activists hold banners stating "Contamination Area" at the gate of the mine. They also use red paint and stencils to label the facility with "Area de Contaminiacao." A recent analysis by the Institute of the State Government Water and Climate Management (Ingá) discovered two locations of uranium contaminated water; one of the locations has radioactivity rates 40 times higher than the tolerable level for human beings.

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