ZAMBIA has developed guidelines to stop the sale of uranium to institutions that may use it for producing dangerous weapons.
Mines and Minerals Development Minister Maxwell Mwale also told Parliament in Lusaka yesterday that Government had issued two licences for the exploration of uranium.
Mr Mwale said the Government had developed guidelines to stop the sale of uranium to institutions that might use it for the production of dangerous weapons.
The guidelines were produced with supervision from the International Atomic Energy Agency that would be involved in all activities leading to the final stage, which would be exportation.
The guidelines cover monitoring activities during exploration, mining, milling, storage, transportation, export, marketing, safety, health and environmental protection standards.
Mr Mwale said exploration licences had been granted to Denison Mines (Zambia) and African Energy Resources.
In addition to these, there are 140 large and small-scale prospecting licences which include uranium as one of the minerals to be explored.
Before mining for uranium starts, a developer would be required to come up with an environmental impact assessment report and consult with local communities where the mineral would be mined.
Mr Mwale said fears that uranium was dangerous were incorrect because he had toured countries where mining was done about 50 metres away from the production spots and that no danger or negative effect had been recorded.
Mr Mwale said uranium exploration in Zambia was not being done for the first time.
[ Times of Zambia ]
Each and every paragraph above sounds the same to me. What point is he trying to put forward?
This the time for Zambia for to set up a Nuclear Power Plant. With the vast reserves of uranium, nuclear energy will act as an alternative to the traditional hydro electricity!
Let Zambian setup a nuclear power plant please. If it is going to be mined in Zedee, then we might as well use it for our own benefit! But we know what is going to happen, China will get the mining rights (like getting candy from a child) and the Uranium will be shipped to China.
On “ZAMBIA has developed guidelines to stop the sale of uranium to institutions that may use it for producing dangerous weapons does this mean that Zambia has been selling Uranium to institution that may use it dangerously. “To stop” has a connotation that Zambia started selling Uranium some time back and now it is a time to stop selling Uranium.
I hope the news reporters will report news properly next time. If they are not able, let them go back to school to learn some more English Language.
Have a blessed day all.
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Matt 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.
Mwale save us. Just say the Americans have strongly warned you. They have given you a list of people you can sell Uranium to. These are ther Americans and the Americans themselves again and Israel. No selling to Chavez, Amadinajad, Ghadaffi and the Afghanistan Bin ladins forces or even the Sudanese president or Mugabe or China So dont lie to US.
Yashani iyi flag ba LT on me in #5 above? Since when did I migrate today??!!! I’m going next week and not to the country you have indicated. The flag on me in #5, where is it from? Democratic Republic of East Matero or West Mtendere??? Yashani.
Zambia must develop nuclear power to reduce on hydo-energy and thus cut ever-increasing huge ZESCO bills!