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06/18/2012
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Isabela Vieira
Reporter Agency Brazil
Rio de Janeiro - Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) charge transparency of activities involving nuclear power in the country. During the People's Summit, a parallel event to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20), NGO representatives reported that they are ignored cases of workers contaminated by uranium in the municipality of Caetité in Bahia.
During debate Antinuclear Brazilian Joint and Coalition against Nuclear Plants in Brazil, the representative of the group, Zoraide Vilas Boas, said he receives many reports of contamination by radioactivity. Remembering the crash of 2010, when thousands of gallons of liquor leaked uranium, demanded the release of tests on the health of workers and population.
"We have difficulty of access to the reality of what happens at the mining-industrial complex. The nuclear industry is very closed, and they have no dialogue with society. On the contrary, seek to minimize any problems, "said Zoraide, stating that since 2000, when uranium mining began in Caetité, the Government has fired several times.
"For 12 years we are raising complaints from employees, former employees and their families, collecting reports of several accidents unconfirmed by INB (Nuclear Industries of Brazil, which has a monopoly on uranium exploration), but this effort has been almost useless" he added. The institution, linked to the federal government, denies all charges.
Impacts on the environment in Caetité have already been proven in the water, said the coordinator of the Environmental Group of Bahia, Renato Cunha, who also attended the discussion at the summit. He said samples taken by NGOs and the state government did not prove tolerable levels of radioactivity in groundwater.
Regarding the impacts on workers, search the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), earlier this month issued a warning. According to the survey, workers and occupational exams are not many contractors do not have enough training. The survey also cites data from the state government on the prevalence of certain types of cancer above the average in the city.
According to the researchers, contamination usually occurs during the mishandling of concentrated uranium used as fuel for nuclear plants. You can also occur during the ingestion of food or water with a content of radioactivity above the tolerable level.
Track media coverage of Brazil Communications Company (EBC) at Rio +20.
Source: Agency Brazil
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