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Uranium mining operations involve extensive pumping-out of groundwater (in excess of 16 billion litres per year).

Water contamination
• Severe contamination of groundwater with radionuclides,
heavy metals, and other contaminants has occurred at tailings management facilities and waste rock storage areas.
• Surface water discharges from uranium mining and milling facility have resulted in the contamination of the surrounding environment with radionuclides and heavy metals. Effluent from uranium mines and mills has been classified
as “toxic” for the purposes of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Workers at uranium mines and mills typically receive annual effective radiation doses higher than those considered acceptable for members of the general public. Increased incidences of lung cancer as well as deaths resulting from silica exposure are reported among uranium miners.
• Significant health risks, particularly increased risks of developing cancer, have been identified for regular consumers of caribou in the vicinity of uranium mine operations