ROZNA MINE, Czech Republic: Deep beneath lush countryside, large pneumatic drills smash rock in search of uranium. An industry once associated here with forced labor, tragic deaths and terminal decline is staging a dramatic comeback.
By year's end, the Czech government is hoping to approve a plan to extend the life of this sprawling underground site - Europe's only large-scale, functioning uranium mine - and has identified eight other suitable locations elsewhere. It also wants to increase the number of nuclear reactors from six to nine.
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