Materialising a Mining Project: Past, Present, and Alternative Energy Futures through the Lens of Kvanefjeld

核能生产作为能源系统脱碳的一种选择，重新引起了人们的兴趣。这一发展要求在生产放缓的同时增加世界铀供应。预计需求的增加将需要新的铀矿的位置，因此采矿公司对格陵兰的兴趣越来越大。格陵兰正处于工业历史的转折点。2013年，一项长达25年的铀矿开采禁令被推翻。给出的理由是愿意发展经济和增加从丹麦独立。就该决定对环境和土著因努伊特社区的影响展开了全国性辩论。长期禁令意味着格陵兰没有国家矿业公司，几乎没有监管。因此，外国公司正在接受这项工作，中国和澳大利亚公司也提交了建议书。澳大利亚公司GMEL计划在Knavefjeld开发世界上最大的铀矿之一，并已经完成了主要的“影响评估”。澳大利亚的矿业遗产使他们的参与变得有趣，因为该国声称拥有大量的监管机构来监测做法和潜在影响。然而，澳大利亚境内的采矿业仍然存在问题。案例研究表明，工业界往往未能让当地社区参与。当地人几乎没有工作或技能，导致移民以及文化和土地的丧失。格陵兰岛拥有原始的环境和独特的因纽特人社区：一家澳大利亚公司的到来因此提出了重要的问题。铀工业在社会学文献中很少受到关注。赫克特研究了非洲的铀矿开采，并询问了开采国与核国家之间的关系。因此，对技术和社会的共同生产进行新的研究至关重要。我建议分析核社会技术系统是如何配置的，并探讨创新如何挑战关系，并可能推动变革。我开发的理论框架将使我能够在经验案例和更广泛的开采、工业化和“核”问题之间移动。其中一项研究将分析GMEL制作的环境和社会影响评估，并于2015年提交给格陵兰政府。我将质疑“环境”和“社会”问题的哪些方面得到了解决，以及如何解决。将特别注意处理美学、污染和生物多样性等问题。研究的第二部分将探讨行动者如何在特定的社会背景下处理提取。在为期一个月的海外实地考察中，我将采访来自政府、行业、非政府组织和社区的利益相关者。

Nuclear energy production has received renewed interest as an option to decarbonise energy systems. This development requires the world supply of uranium to increase at a time when production is slowing. The expected increase in demand will require the location of new uranium deposits, hence the growing interest from mining companies in Greenland.Greenland is at a turning point in its industrial history. In 2013, a 25-year ban on uranium mining was overturned. Reasons given were a willingness to develop economically and to increase independence from Denmark. A national debate emerged over the impacts of the decision on the environment and indigenous Inuit communities. The long ban means that Greenland does not have national mining companies and has little regulation. Consequently, foreign companies are taking the work and Chinese and Australian companies have submitted proposals. Australian company GMEL plans to develop one of the largest uranium mines in the world in Knavefjeld, and has already completed major 'impact assessments'. Australia's mining heritage makes their involvement interesting as the country claims substantial regulatory apparatus to monitor practices and potential impacts. However, mining within Australia remains problematic. Case studies show that industry often fails to engage local communities. Few jobs or skills are available to locals, leading to migration and loss of culture and land. Greenland holds pristine environments and unique Inuit communities: the arrival of an Australian company thus raises important questions.The uranium industry has received little attention in sociological literature. Hecht studied uranium mining in Africa and queried the relations between mined countries and nuclear nations. Novel research on the co-production of technology and society is thus essential. I propose to analyse how the nuclear socio-technical system is configured and explore how innovations may challenge relations and perhaps drive change. The theoretical framework I develop will allow me to move between the empirical case and wider concerns on extraction, industrialisation and 'nuclearity'.One strand of research will analyse the environmental and social impact assessments produced by GMEL and submitted to the Greenlandic government in 2015. I will question what aspects of 'environmental' and 'social' concerns were addressed and how. Particular attention will be paid to the treatment of issues such as aesthetics, pollution and biodiversity. A second strand of research will explore how actors approach extraction in the particular social context. I will interview stakeholders from government, industry, NGOs, and community during a suggested one-month overseas fieldwork.