Re: Let's not forget

I wasn't getting onto the topic of where radioactive materials come from, but that dealing with them "cheaply" often involves cost cutting measures that are detrimental to the environment - yet saving millions of $$$.

On your topic, here are some disclosed sites that mine for uranium in the USA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_mining_in_the_United_States


Our beloved friend fluoride shows up in the uranium fuel cycle as uranium hexafluoride.
http://web.ead.anl.gov/uranium/guide/prodhand/sld043.cfm


We DO concentrate radiation however and create conditions that have much more potential to kill life.

The path from dangerous to benign is where problems tend to occur such as improper disposal or accidents proposed in your concluding statement.