Uranium

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Documentary

Overview

Explores the consequences of uranium mining in Canada. Toxic and radioactive waste pose profound, long-term environmental hazards. Miners suffer a substantially increased risk of getting cancer. Most mining occurs on Indigenous People's land, violating their traditional economic and spiritual lives. Given our limited knowledge of the risks associated with uranium mining, why continue?

Keywords

mining
radioactive waste
environment
nuclear waste
nuclear power

Details

Status: Released
Release date: November 7, 1990
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Canada
Production: ONF,NFB
Cast: Buffy Sainte-Marie
Director: Magnus Isacsson
Writer: Michael Riordon
Producer: Graydon McCrea,Dale Phillips
Cinematography: Barry Perles
Music: Michael Becker
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt4148716