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IAEA inspectors visit power stations, but the agency supplies only non-binding guidelines about radioactivity around mines (Photo: IAEA Imagebank)

Political failure inflames eastern EU's uranium problem

The EU requires member states to decommission former uranium mines – a move not being honoured by all members. It also requires states to build infrastructure for safe and responsible management of radioactive waste – which is also not being respected.\nIn the European Union, there are only two countries that produce uranium in large proportions: Romania and the Czech Republic. Their output covers just two percent of the uranium needed to power the EU's nuclear plants. \nBut there are moves t...

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IAEA inspectors visit power stations, but the agency supplies only non-binding guidelines about radioactivity around mines (Photo: IAEA Imagebank)

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