Fears that Saskatchewan uranium may be used in weapons have been triggered by a recently signed export agreement with India. Prime Minister Stephen Harper sign a nuclear co-operation conformity on Sunday with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was in Toronto for the G20 summit. It allows for uranium exports to India and technological interactions that could be worth billions to Canada's nuclear industry.
Ann Coxworth, of the Saskatchewan Environmental Society, said she fears the central deal could make it possible for Saskatchewan's uranium to end up in weapons. "We need to very seriously consider whether exporting uranium around the world is the type of business that we should be in," said Coxworth.
But Lyle Krahn, spokesman for Saskatoon-based uranium producer Cameco, said the agreement is a growth chance for his company, which is working to secure overseas uranium markets in places like China and India. "We feel that aligns nicely with our plan to twice uranium production by 2018," said Krahn. Coxworth said the environmental society is working to raise public awareness in hopes of stopping the India deal.
Ann Coxworth, of the Saskatchewan Environmental Society, said she fears the central deal could make it possible for Saskatchewan's uranium to end up in weapons. "We need to very seriously consider whether exporting uranium around the world is the type of business that we should be in," said Coxworth.
But Lyle Krahn, spokesman for Saskatoon-based uranium producer Cameco, said the agreement is a growth chance for his company, which is working to secure overseas uranium markets in places like China and India. "We feel that aligns nicely with our plan to twice uranium production by 2018," said Krahn. Coxworth said the environmental society is working to raise public awareness in hopes of stopping the India deal.
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