Associated Press - March 26, 2010 3:55 PM ET
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expressing concern about potential contamination of aquifers from three proposed in-situ uranium mines in Wyoming.
The EPA has told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to go back revisit its environmental reviews of the proposed mines.
The in-situ method of mining uranium involves flushing a solution through a formation to dissolve the underground uranium, which is then pumped to the surface.
Carol Rushin, of the EPA's Region 8 office, notes that the three proposed Wyoming mines would not inject wastewater deep enough to avoid underground drinking water formations.
Information from: Star-Tribune, http://www.casperstartribune.net/
