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Uranium milling dangers still real today

Point to incidents of contamination at modern-day facilities BY JOHN R. CRANE NOVEMBER 24, 2009 • DANVILLE, VA. Though uranium milling has come a long way since the days of minimal regulations and crude processing methods, mining foes say tailings leaks could still pose a threat to the environment.. George Stanhope, a Chatham resident and member of Southside Concerned Citizens’s board of directors, points to incidents at uranium mining and milling operations in Australia as examples of how present-dayfacilities do not ensure safety.

The Australian government is investigating a tailings dam leak and water contamination at the Ranger uranium mine at Kakadu National Park,……..In another case, BHP Billiton had to clean up radioactive waste at Olympic Dam uranium mine in South Australia after a tailings leak, the news site reported on March 23.

“This is a modern installation,” Stanhope said.

League of Individuals for the Environment, Inc.: uranium mining Foes: Tailings leaks could still pose threat

November 25, 2009 - Posted by | 1, environment |

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  1. http://lifeincva.blogspot.com/ belongs to an Environ. Group, who I post for and we are fighting uranium mining and milling!

    We are using Austrilia as examples of Modern Uranium Mining and the problems of mining in your country.

    Canadians are trying to mine uranium in VA plus the French has invaded the city above us with the nuke falsehoods!

    So thanks for the pickup!
    So now I have another blog called: Nuclear Free Virginia,
    http://nuclearfreeva.blogspot.com/!

    D. Dix's avatar Comment by D. Dix | November 26, 2009 | Reply


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