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1992 anti-nuclear hearing in Salzburg, Austria

The World Uranium Hearing was held in Salzburg, Austria in September 1992.Anti-nuclear speakers from all continents, including indigenous speakers and scientists, testified to the health and environmental problems of uranium mining and processing, nuclear power, nuclear weapons, nuclear tests, and radioactive waste disposal.

People who spoke at the 1992 Hearing include: Thomas Banyacya, Katsumi Furitsu, Manuel Pino and Floyd Red Crow Westerman. They said they were deeply dismayed by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and highlighted what they called the inherently destructive nature of all phases of the nuclear supply chain. They recalled the disastrous impact of nuclear weapons testing in places such as the Nevada Test Site, Bikini Atoll and Eniwetok, Tahiti, Maralinga, and Central Asia. They highlighted the threat of radioactive contamination to all peoples, especially indigenous communities and said that their survival requires self-determination and emphasis on spiritual and cultural values. Increased renewable energy commercialization was advocated.

The proceedings were published as a book, Poison fire, sacred earth testimonies, lectures, conclusions. The outcome document, the Declaration of Salzburg was accepted by the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations.

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Poison fire, sacred earth testimonies, lectures, conclusions. Sibylle Nahr, World Uranium Hearing e.V., World Uranium Hearing Salzburg. München. c. 1993. ISBN 978-3-928505-00-0. OCLC 231577303.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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By country	Australia Kakadu National Park Canada Bancroft Elliot Lake Kazakhstan Namibia United States Arizona Colorado Navajo Nation New Mexico Utah Wyoming
Lists	List of uranium projects List of countries by uranium production List of countries by uranium reserves List of inquiries into uranium mining in Australia
Opposition	Thomas Banyacya Kevin Buzzacott Katsumi Furitsu Jim Green Jacqui Katona Scott Ludlam Yvonne Margarula JoAnn Tall Sun Xiaodi Floyd Red Crow Westerman List of Nuclear-Free Future Award recipients World Uranium Hearing
Other articles	Uranium in the environment Uranium market Uranium mining debate Peak uranium Botanical prospecting for uranium Nuclear power in the United States Church Rock uranium mill spill Sequoyah Fuels Corporation Anti-nuclear movement in the United States Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act The Return of Navajo Boy Nuclear labor issues International Uranium Film Festival History of the anti-nuclear movement The Navajo People and Uranium Mining Hibakusha 1974 Elliot Lake miners strike Yellowcake boomtown

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Category

Nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States

Operations

Test
areas

New Mexico	Alamogordo Carlsbad Carson National Forest
Nevada	Nevada Test Site Frenchman Flat Pahute Mesa Rainier Mesa Yucca Flat Central Nevada Sand Springs Range Nevada Test and Training Range
Mississippi	Salmon Site
Alaska	Amchitka
Colorado	Parachute Rifle
Other	Pacific Proving Grounds South Atlantic

See also

References