The Origins of Nuclear Power - Parts 1 - 4

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The Origins of Nuclear Power - Parts 1 - 4

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As in many other countries, much of the electricity in Sweden is based on nuclear power. Three of the biggest nuclear power plants are located in the southeast of Sweden, outside the city of Oskarschamn. In Oskarschamn the local newspaper Nyheterna is covering the electrical production at the nuclear power plants, but also much of the discussion over how to handle the waste from the plants. In order to produce nuclear power it is necessary to have uranium. That is why Nyheterna's journalists Fredrik Loberg and Mattias Rubin went to Canada.


Part 1 - Uranium has forced people to move

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THE ORIGIN OF NUCLEAR POWER
Publicerad 100325 15:40.
For over 30 years, a large proportion of the uranium used to produce electricity in the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in Sweden derived from Canada.
Uranium mining has forced indigenous people to flee from the land where they lived for thousands of years.


The money does not compensate

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THE ORIGIN OF NUCLEAR POWER
Publicerad 100325 15:26.
In the 1970s, Annie and Louis Benonie and their family were forced away from Collins Bay. They were promised compensation from the mining company. At first, one thousand dollars per year and eventually something more.

Our land will never be the same

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THE ORIGIN OF NUCLEAR POWER
Publicerad 100325 15:19. Uppdaterad 100325 15:19.
Edward Benoanie, whose family operates a restaurant, shop, school bus services, ferry business and the hotel in the village, is also worried. Edward was the chief in Wollaston Lake reserve when one of the biggest leaks in the mine area was discovered nearly 20 years ago.


Part 2 - Uranium causes many deaths

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THE ORIGIN OF NUCLEAR POWER
Publicerad 100412 11:36.
In the Canadian village where the uranium to be used for producing electricity in Oskarshamn has been processed, a large number of people has been affected by lung cancer.
Historically also many mineworkers have suffered from this.
But the worst thing right now is that large parts of the world's nuclear weapons production is made of uranium from here, Peter Prebble who lives in the nuclear capital, Saskatoon, says.


Much is at stake

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THE ORIGIN OF NUCLEAR POWER
Publicerad 100412 11:15. Uppdaterad 100412 11:27.
Jim Penna and Eleanor Knight from Saskatoon's oldest organization critical to nuclear power, the Inter-Church Uranium Committe, think that neither Kevin Scissons and his authority nor state organization Health Canada is doing their job.


"Our land is stolen"

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THE ORIGIN OF NUCLEAR POWER
Publicerad 100409 16:54.
Thinking about the origin of Cameco's uranium or not Oskarshamn nuclear power plant can get uranium from any part of the world. The company in Oskarshamn, OKG, explains sometimes having to fill out its uranium needs by buying from the open so-called spot market, and this uranium can according to OKG not be traced at all.


Part 3: All surveyed had uranium in their bodies

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THE ORIGIN OF NUCLEAR POWER
Publicerad 100503 15:52. Uppdaterad 100505 10:15.
In the town where uranium used in Oskarshamn nuclear power plant has been processed, nine local residents where tested.
The test results showed that all nine had industrial uranium isotopes in their bodies.
We want more people, especially children, to be checked Andrew Johncox says.
After 23 years as an engineer working with the uranium process he has got prostate cancer.


Part 4 - The most secretive phase

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THE ORIGIN OF NUCLEAR POWER
Publicerad 110126 13:31. Uppdaterad 110127 10:02.
Many people and countries are very much worried that Iran, North Korea and terrorists have got the knowledge of uranium enrichment.
At the same time uranium enrichment is a absolutely necessary process for the production of electricity in Oskarshamn nuclear power plant.
This fourth and last reportage is also about the growing uranium cooperation between Oskarshamn and Russia.