Nuclear power revival sparks global race, from uranium mines in Texas to seas of Japan
- SAN ANTONIO: It is 5.30am in southern Texas, and Jesus “Jesse” Garza Jr is preparing for his shift at the Alta Mesa Uranium Project.
- His grandmother Mary Lou Rodriguez once worked at the same mining site, and their family used to wake up to the sound of heavy machinery in the uranium mines around their town.
- During the Cold War, when Texas helped to fuel the United States’ nuclear programme and civilian power sector, the state was producing enough uranium to power approximately eight million homes a year.
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- SAN ANTONIO: It is 5.30am in southern Texas, and Jesus “Jesse” Garza Jr is preparing for his shift at the Alta Mesa Uranium Project.
- His grandmother Mary Lou Rodriguez once worked at the same mining site, and their family used to wake up to the sound of heavy machinery in the uranium mines around their town.
- During the Cold War, when Texas helped to fuel the United States’ nuclear programme and civilian power sector, the state was producing enough uranium to power approximately eight million homes a year.
Sources: CNA