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Make uranium mills accountable for their radioactive devastation

the legacy of uranium mills was that operators worked them until the money was gone, then closed up shop, claimed bankruptcy and left radioactive waste behind for taxpayers to clean up. The waste then threatens and harms groundwater, streams, wildlife and communities.

Make uranium milling cleaner With the nation considering more nuclear energy, a bill that requires mill operators to clean up as they go is a smart move.The Denver Post 04/04/2010 Given the atrocious environmental record of uranium mills in Colorado and the West, a bipartisan effort in the General Assembly designed to keep mill operators from leaving behind costly piles of toxic waste makes good sense.

Legislation that easily passed in the state House last week would keep mills from gaining permits to expand their operations until operators cleaned up existing waste.
The bill attempts to keep these operations accountable to the public and make environmental violations few and far between. It also would tighten regulation of accepting out-of-state waste, or so-called “alternate feed” material, that can be processed at the mills……………

the legacy of uranium mills was that operators worked them until the money was gone, then closed up shop, claimed bankruptcy and left radioactive waste behind for taxpayers to clean up. The waste then threatens and harms groundwater, streams, wildlife and communities.

Uranium processing in Colorado alone has consumed nearly $1 billion in federal and state taxes, and cleanup remains ongoing.

Cotter’s Cañon City mill, an active Superfund site, has been cited with nearly 100 violations in the past 10 years. Contaminated water has breached groundwater supplies and airborne radioactive waste also has plagued the community.

Make uranium milling cleaner – The Denver Post

April 5, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, reactors, uranium