1.0Energia nuclearehttps://energianucleare.eu/en/Scarniglia Francescohttps://energianucleare.eu/en/author/francesco-scarniglia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="AmNbrJqETc"><a href="https://energianucleare.eu/en/faq/do-uranium-mines-devastate-the-land/">Do uranium mines devastate the land?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://energianucleare.eu/en/faq/do-uranium-mines-devastate-the-land/embed/#?secret=AmNbrJqETc" width="600" height="338" title="“Do uranium mines devastate the land?” — Energia nucleare" data-secret="AmNbrJqETc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://energianucleare.eu/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Uranium extraction can cause land alteration, mining residues, water consumption, and radiological risks if poorly managed. The severity depends on the type of mine, regulation, monitoring, remediation, and local conditions. The absolute claim that they ‘always devastate’ is not substantiable; what is substantiable is that the mining supply chain requires regulation and environmental responsibility.