Comment: No to uranium mining and milling, never been done safely anywhere in the world, full of accidents, leaking liners ruining the water!
By Tara Bozick
Published: January 24, 2011
The National Academy of Sciences committee examining the potential impacts of uranium mining in Virginia will meet in Richmond on Feb. 7.
NAS will hold a town hall meeting to take public comment from 6 to 9 p.m., according to a NAS news e-mail.
The committee plans to hear from Tom Leahy, director of public utilities for Virginia Beach, about downstream water concerns. Virginia Beach commissioned a study on the potential impacts of uranium mining and milling on its water supply.
The committee also expects a presentation from James Beard of the Virginia Museum of Natural History on the Coles Hill uranium deposit.
In the afternoon, the committee plans to hear presentations from representatives of state agencies: the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Department of Environmental Quality.
The Richmond meeting is for information gathering and the committee will not recommend whether uranium mining should be permitted. The committee will meet in closed sessions Feb. 6 and Feb. 8.
The Feb. 7 meeting is tentatively scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at the Richmond Marriott at 500 E. Broad St. Sign-up for the public meeting begins at 5 p.m.
Those interested in attending should register by contacting Courtney Gibbs at (202) 334-2744 or cgibbs@nas.edu.
For more information, visit http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/
and search project title “Uranium Mining in Virginia.”
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http://www2.wsls.com/news/2011/jan/24/nas-uranium-study-committee-meet-richmond-ar-795946/
