Colorado: town board vote might stop uranium mining

Uranium mining may get buried in Nunn

Powertech says its process is safe but a vote by Nunn’s town board could make permitting difficult.

The Denver Post, by Monte Whaley 3 Sept 09

NUNN — Opponents of a huge uranium- mining operation northwest of Greeley say they are ready for a showdown tonight before the Nunn town board. Coloradoans Against Resource Destruction — a citizens group formed in 2007 — wants the Nunn board to back a resolution against a plan by Powertech Uranium Corp. to extract uranium from the windy plains that surround Nunn and two other small towns, Wellington and Carr………… CARD claims the mining will damage air and water and bring other health problems. A negative vote by the Nunn board will make state and local officials more reluctant to approve any permits for Powertech’s Centennial Project, said the group’s spokeswoman, Jackie Adolph……….. “The time is now for the town board to speak for the overwhelming majority of residents who think uranium mining this close to the town represents unacceptable risks,” resident Dan Rapelje said.

The project, opponents say, may reap more jobs but would be a detriment to long-term economic growth in the area.

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13256900

September 4, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, radioactive, uranium