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New uranium mine in Canada to avoid federal environmental assessment

Nunavut uranium proposal won’t undergo federal review, CBC News, 5 March 2010, A uranium mine being proposed in Nunavut will not be subject to a federal environmental assessment, but instead be reviewed by a territorial regulator.The Nunavut Impact Review Board will lead what is known as a Part Five review of Areva Resources Canada Inc.’s bid to develop an open-pit and underground uranium mine at its Kiggavik site, 80 kilometres west of Baker Lake.
Part Five refers to a clause in the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement that gives the territorial review board the authority to assess projects.

Federal Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl recommended the Part Five review over the other option, a Part Six review, which would have required a federal environment assessment panel.

CBC News – North – Nunavut uranium proposal won’t undergo federal review

March 5, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Canada, environment | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive, uranium