{"id":1840,"date":"2026-07-16T15:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energianucleare.eu\/faq\/does-uranium-mining-pollute-too-much-for-nuclear-to-be-sustainable\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:49:34","slug":"does-uranium-mining-pollute-too-much-for-nuclear-to-be-sustainable","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/energianucleare.eu\/en\/faq\/does-uranium-mining-pollute-too-much-for-nuclear-to-be-sustainable\/","title":{"rendered":"Does uranium mining pollute too much for nuclear to be sustainable?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uranium extraction involves land use, water, energy, tailings management, and radiation protection for workers. These impacts need to be regulated and are not negligible. However, lifecycle analyses include extraction, enrichment, construction, and decommissioning, and continue to indicate low climate-altering emissions per kWh. 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