Editing Arlit (section)

===Environmental impact===
The impact on the local environment of the Arlit mining industry has been criticised by African and European Non-Governmental Organisations, and [[Areva NC]] has especially been accused of a disregard for health and environmental conditions around its operations.<ref>[http://www.criirad.org/actualites/dossiers2005/niger/somniger.html Le dossier sur la mine d'Arlit] de la [[CRIIRAD]]</ref> The French NGO [[Commission for Independent Research and Information on Radioactivity]] has described the surface nuclear waste piles near Arlit as a danger to the area's water supply.<ref name=africanews-20230319>{{cite news |url=https://www.africanews.com/2023/03/19/french-nuclear-giant-to-explore-potential-of-uranium-deposit-in-niger// |title=French nuclear giant to explore potential of uranium deposit in Niger |website=Africanews |date=19 March 2023 |access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref>