Questioning uranium mining: an analysis of the public communication stated by Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB) in Caetité, Bahia

Authors

  • Bruno Lucas Saliba de Paula Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Departamento de Política e Ciências Sociais. Montes Claros, MG Universidade de Brasília, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia. Brasília, DF

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v14i2.2054

Keywords:

Science, technology and society, Environmental conflcts, Public participation in science and technology, Public communication, Uranium mining.

Abstract

This article aims to use the content analysis to discuss the public communication stated by the ‘Espaço INB’, an information center managed by Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil located in the city of Caetité – BA, where the company mines and processes uranium. Since INB started its activities in Caetité, several suspicions of environmental damage and public health problems emerged. Thus, we analyze how INB responds to these suspicions and relates to the populations affected by its activities. We argue that INB adopts an attitude that we call techno-enthusiastic and technocratic, hindering an open public and decentralized debate about the controversies surrounding uranium mining.

Author Biography

Bruno Lucas Saliba de Paula, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Departamento de Política e Ciências Sociais. Montes Claros, MG Universidade de Brasília, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia. Brasília, DF

Mestrado em Sociologia pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

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Published

2020-06-26

How to Cite

Saliba de Paula, B. L. (2020). Questioning uranium mining: an analysis of the public communication stated by Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB) in Caetité, Bahia. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v14i2.2054

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Dossiê Comunicação e Meio Ambiente

Section

Communication and environment dossier

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