Plants

Indonesia
September 9, 2011 11:20pm CST
What kinds of plants that grow around the uranium mine or in the vicinity of nuclear reactors? Because these plants can be investigated as for medicines.
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@dandan07 (1906)
• China
10 Sep 11
I think many plants can grow around the uranium mine or in the vicinity of nuclear reactors, trees, grasses and vines. I think they can grow well in that kind of place for there are few human activities. But I do not think they can be used for medicines, for in most cases, they have more chances to have genic mutations, and have more chances to kill people if we take it.
• Canada
10 Sep 11
I don't think plants grow in Uranium mines, or in the vicinity of Nuclear reactors, maybe grass. But usually Uranium mines, or any mines for that matter are cleared out of plants in the surface, also no plant can survive inside mines, I am not sure the explanation but it should be similar to why plants don't grow inside caves. Same goes for nuclear plants, or reactors, those areas are cleared out, before any projects were initiated in the process of making that plant. Perhaps wild grass grew later, but I assume, turf or turf builder was placed down on surrounding area after the plant was successfully built. Also, if plants grew near nuclear reactor, they should not contain any levels of radiation, as nuclear reactor plants don't release radiation due to the moderators, such as lead, that absorbs the neutrons that I guess you can say shoots out during reaction.