Friday, February 6, 2009
Hurt Town Council Takes Action on Uranium
Hurt Town Council has adopted a resolution against mining and milling uranium in Virginia without "an unbiased conclusive study" of the potential impact.
Meeting Feb. 3, council voted 5-0 to pass the resolution after hearing from both opponents of uranium mining and officials from Virginia Uranium Inc., the Chatham company interested in mining in Pittsylvania County. The approved resolution was presented by uranium opponents.
Patrick Wales, a project manager with Virginia Uranium, also presented a resolution to council. It resolved that the town supports the current study by the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission Subcommittee on Uranium Mining to determine the possible impact of mining in the state.
"The town citizens don't want it. And we represent the town citizens," Councilman Tommy Neal said after the meeting. "If they're going to mine that stuff around here, they need to make sure it's safe."
The current study should take 18-24 months.
Pittsylvania County is home to what is believed to be the largest uranium deposit in the nation. The site is about six miles northeast of Chatham.
http://www.wpcva.com/articles/2009/02/06/altavista/news/news18.txt
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