RICHMOND, Va. - The state Coal and Energy Commission is expected to order a study of uranium mining in Virginia.
Uranium mining has been banned in Virginia since the 1980s. A company that owns a massive uranium deposit in Pittsylvania estimated to be worth $10 billion has repeatedly asked for a study to see if the element could be mined safely.
A legislative committee this winter rejected a scientific study of uranium mining by the National Academy of Sciences amid protests from environmentalists and some Southside residents who feared it would lead to ending the 25-year moratorium.
The commission that meets Thursday to consider the study is made up of citizens involved in the mining industry and legislators.
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Commission Expected to OK Uranium Study
Daily Press - Newport News,VA
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va--uraniummining1106nov06,0,1575460.story
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