Abstract:Uranium mining in Brazil has raised numerous questions from diverse actors in civil society, social movements and public authorities. This article aims to describe how uranium production becomes a public issue based on technoscientific reports produced by institutions and research groups interested in presenting a diagnosis of the situation surrounding the mine in Caetité, Bahia, Brazil. After outlining the reports, we describe the emergence of a demand for monitoring and greater transparency as a way of regul… Show more
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