NAS Meeting: Uranium Mining in Virginia: Richmond, VA, February 6, 2011 - February 8, 2011
Meeting Information
Project Title: Uranium Mining in Virginia
PIN: DELS-BESR-09-06
Major Unit: Division on Earth and Life Studies
Sub Unit: Board on Earth Sciences & Resources
Water Science and Technology Board
RSO: Feary, David
Subject/Focus Area: Earth Sciences
Uranium Mining in Virginia
February 6, 2011 - February 8, 2011
Richmond Marriott
500 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
Contact Name: Courtney Gibbs
Email: cgibbs@nas.edu
Phone: 202-334-2744
Fax: 202-334-1377
Agenda: Tentative Agenda
Meeting of the COMMITTEE ON URANIUM MINING IN VIRGINIA
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
Division on Earth and Life Studies
National Research Council of the National Academies
February 6-8, 2011
Richmond Marriott
500 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Room - Salon ABCD
Day 1: Sunday February 6, 2011 ROOM – Dominion &Commonwealth
CLOSED SESSION – 8:45 am- 8:30 pm – COMMITTEE AND STAFF ONLY
Day 2: Monday February 7, 2011 ROOM – Dominion&Commonwealth
CLOSED SESSION – 7:45 – 10:00 am
10:00 am -12:00 pm OPEN SESSION [Please Register in advance] SALON A-B-C-D
10:00 am Welcome and Introductions
10:15 am Uranium Mining – Concerns of Downstream Public Water Suppliers
Tom Leahy, City of Virginia Beach
10:45 am A Preliminary Look at the Setting and Geochemistry of the Coles Hill U Deposit
James S. Beard, Virginia Museum of Natural History
11:15 Committee Question/Answer Session with Speakers
CLOSED SESSION FOR LUNCH – 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
OPEN SESSION – 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Salon A-B-C-D
1:00 pm Title TBD Conrad Spangler
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy
1:30 pm Title TBD David A. Johnson
Director, Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
2:00 pm Environmental Regulations Pertaining to Uranium Mining David K. Paylor
Department of Environmental Quality
2:30 pm Committee Question/Answer Session with Virginia Agency Representatives
3:15 PM – 6:00 PM CLOSED SESSION (Committee and Staff Only)
5:00 pm Doors Open and Public Comment Sign-up Begins (First come, first serve, in person basis)
6:00 – 9:00 pm OPEN SESSION – TOWN HALL MEETING ROOM - SALON A-B-C-D
Light Refreshments Served
6:00 pm Introduction and Welcome Paul Locke and David Feary
6:15 pm The National Research Council – An Introduction David Feary
6:20 pm Open Comment Period – Sign-up Required
Signup is required and comment time is limited to 3 minutes. Total number of speakers limited to approximately 50.
9:00 pm Adjourn.
Day 3: Tuesday February 8, 2011
8:30 am-1:00 pm CLOSED SESSION [Committee and Staff Only]
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