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| − | Cameco is the world’s largest uranium producer accounting for 20% of the world’s uranium production. Its mining and conversion facilities in North America provide fuel to the western world’s nuclear power plants. Through a partnership, we also generate nuclear electricity with a share of the [[Bruce Power]] nuclear facility in Ontario. {{ref|cam}}
| + | See Sourcewatch [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Cameco_Corporation Cameco Corporation] |
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| − | Cameco's McArthur River is an underground mine in Saskatchewan which started up in 1999 producing 7200 tU/yr making it the largest mine in the world producing 17.9% of world supplies. This compares with Areva's McClean Lake open cast mine, also in Saskatchewan, which started up in 1999 which produces almost 2300 tU/yr (5.7% of world supply). Cameco owns a third mine at Rabbit Lake, also in Saskatchewan, but this is expected to close in 2007. {{ref|uic}} Cameco was planning to open another massive underground mine at Cigar Lake (Saskatchewan) in early 2008 producing around 7000 tU/yr, but this has now been delayed by at least a year due to a flood in the mine. {{ref|wise}}
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| − | Cameco is a member of the [[World Nuclear Association]] and the [[Nuclear Energy Institute]], described as "the propaganda wing of the US Nuclear Industry".
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| − | {{note|cam}} [http://www.cameco.com/ Cameco website, accessed December 2006]
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| − | {{note|uic}} Uranium Information Centre, [http://www.uic.com.au/nip03.htm ''Canada’s Uranium Production and Nuclear Power'',] November 2006
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| − | See also WISE Uranium Project, [http://www.wise-uranium.org/umopcdn.html ''Issues at operating uranium mines and mills – Canada'',] , Updated December 5, 2006. | |
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| − | {{note|wise}} WISE Uranium Project [http://www.wise-uranium.org/upcdn.html ''New uranium mining projects – Canada'',] December 6, 2006
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