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What advice, if any, has the Minister received that radon gas, a radioactive decay product of uranium and thorium, can be produced in large quantities during the mining and processing of mineral sands?

Answered Question 5736 (2026)
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Steve Abel

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What advice, if any, has the Minister received that radon gas, a radioactive decay product of uranium and thorium, can be produced in large quantities during the mining and processing of mineral sands?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Resources

Answer

None. I refer the member to my colleague, Hon Simeon Brown, Minister of Health and the Office of Radiation Safety.