Va. officials to discuss uranium study group

Comments:  Fast Meeting?  Were you invited, too bad we were not reading the article at 2:00 AM, we could have made it to the meeting in Richmond from the vastness of south west VA!!


http://www.wvva.com/story/17327558/va-officials-to-discuss-uranium-study-group

Updated: Apr 04, 2012 2:06 AM EDT
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 2:06 AM EST
By STEVE SZKOTAK
Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Critics of the McDonnell administration's approach to the prospect of uranium mining in Virginia will have a chance to deliver their complaints directly to the leaders of that effort.

The governor's office says administration officials will meet with environmental groups on Wednesday to discuss how the Uranium Working Group is proceeding in its task.

Some have complained that the process is not sufficiently transparent to ensure public oversight.

The group was formed by Gov. Bob McDonnell to look at the safety of mining a d deposit of the radioactive ore in Pittsylvania County. It also is examining a possible regulatory framework for uranium mining.

McDonnell created the multi-agency panel after he asked the General Assembly to delay any action on ending a 30-year ban on uranium mining in the state.