Public Forum on Uranium Mining in Virginia
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Friday, July 27
Whitman Theater, Business Science Building
Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke
Sponsored by the Cabell Brand Center
For Global Poverty and Resource Sustainability Studies, Salem
8:30 a.m. Registration, coffee
9:00-9:10 a.m. Introduction—Dr. Tamim Younos, Executive Vice President, The Cabell Brand Center
Moderator—Dr. Rupert Cutler, member, Advisory Board, The Cabell Brand Center
9:10-9:20 a.m. Welcome—Robert H. Sandel, President, Virginia Western Community College
9:20—9:30 a.m. Local Perspectives--Roanoke City Councilman Sherman Lea
9:30-10:00 a.m. Summary of National Research Council Report on Uranium Mining in Virginia and Personal Evaluation—Dr. Peter L. DeFur, Member, NRC Committee; Research Associate Professor, Center for Environmental Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University
10:00-10:30 a.m. Reasons to Support the Mining of Uranium in Virginia—Dr. Robert Bodnar, C. C. Garvin Professor of Geochemistry and University Distinguished Professor of Geosciences, Virginia Tech
10:30-10:50 a.m. Coffee Break
10:50-11:20 a.m. Public Health Issues—Dr. Cynda Ann Johnson, President and Founding Dean, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
11:20-11:50 p.m Ecological Impacts and Food Supply Concerns—Dr. Renee Goddard, Professor of Biology and Director of Environmental Studies, Hollins University
11:50 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Box Lunch
12:30-12:50 p.m. Weather, Water, and Remediation Issues—Broaddus Fitzpatrick, J.D., Consultant to Chmura Economics & Analytics, authors of The Socioeconomic Impact of Uranium Mining and Milling in the Chatham Labor Shed, Virginia
12:50-1:10 p.m. Benefits and Risks—Freeda Cathcart, FLMI, Formerly Reinsurance Claims Processor, Skandia Reinsurance; Reinsurance Broker, C.E. Heath in Lloyd's of London; Reinsurance Specialist, Shenandoah Life Insurance Co.
1:10-1:30 p.m. Summary of Concerns Regarding Environmental Impacts—Cale Jaffe, Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center
1:30-1:45 p.m. Coffee Break
1:45-2:15 p.m. How Will Virginia Regulate Uranium Mining?-- Robert G. “Bob” Burnley, President, Robert G.Burnley LLC; Director, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 2002-2006
2:15-3:00 p.m. Legislative Perspectives—John S. Edwards, Member of the Senate of Virginia representing the 21st District
3:30 p.m. Adjourn
The agenda for the Uranium Forum in Roanoke has been announced. Cabell Brand Center (http://www.cabellbrandcenter.org/)
