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Exploration and mining of uranium in the
country will meet all the internationally accepted safety standards and
practices, the Atomic Energy regulator pledged yesterday.
The body urging wananchi to
further support government development initiatives in the sector.
“There has been a lot of debate on the
matter recently, but the fact is that our lives are always exposed to various
forms of radiation on daily basis.
“We need to embrace the uranium
exploration but we also need to come up with solutions of how to minimise
risks. Tanzania is a member of the IAEA.
“We will adhere to the IAEA regulations
when mining finally begins,” Professor Mkilaha said.
The commission has already embarked on
capacity building for its staff adding that up to 12 people have so far been
enrolled to various institutions in Europe the US in a bid to strengthen their
capacity in handling matters pertaining to uranium development.
Professor Mkilaha said TAEC will
continue to undertake research in all the country’s uranium prospective areas
and other mining areas across the country in a bid to ensure safety.
“We worked closely with Mantra Tanzania
during the first phase of its Mkuju River Project and we will continue to do
so,” he added.
The Unesco World Heritage Committee mid
this year accepted Tanzania's request to make changes to the territory of the
Selous Game Reserve to pave the way for the 400 million US dollars Mkuju River
uranium Project development by Mantra (T) that will give the Tanzanian coffers
an annual gross turnover of at least 250 million US dollars for 15 years.
Source: The Citizen,http://www.thecitizen.co.tz
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