Danish U-turn clears way for uranium mining in Greenland

EurActiv reported that a majority in the Danish parliament have signalled their readiness in 2013 to allow extraction and exports of uranium from Greenland, marking a historical shift in Danish foreign policy after 30 years of opposition to nuclear power.

Greenland has anywhere from the sixth to the tenth largest reserves of uranium in the world. If Greenland decides to mine these reserves, it will become a policy game changer for this non-mining, non-nuclear Kingdom.

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Politiken, 21.01.13: Majority call for DK to get involved in Greenland http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/ECE1874532/majority-call-for-dk-to-get-involved-in-greenland/

Wikipedia: Nuclear energy in Denmark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_energy_in_Denmark

World Nuclear Association: Nuclear Energy in Denmark http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf99.html

The Copenhagen Post, 28.01.13: Government leaning toward allowing uranium mining in Greenland http://cphpost.dk/news/national/government-leaning-toward-allowing-uranium-mining-greenland

DIIS Policy Brief, April 2012: Should Greenland Mine its Uranium? http://www.diis.dk/graphics/Publications/Policybriefs2012/PB_should-Greenland-mine%20its%20uranium_web.pdf

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