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Hearings on uranium mining now going on in Rapid City

Uranium mine hearings begin in Rapid City, Argus Leader,  Associated Press August 19, 2014 RAPID CITY — A licensing board of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will begin the first of three days of hearings in Rapid City on Tuesday for a proposed uranium mine in western South Dakota.

The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will hold its hearings on challenges to the proposed Dewey-Burdock uranium mine at the Alex Johnson Hotel. The mine is being proposed by Powertech Uranium Corp.

Environmental opponents say the mine could pollute or drain the region’s aquifers. Native American opponents say it could hurt cultural and historical sites in the Black Hills………http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2014/08/19/uranium-mine-hearings-begin-rapid-city/14274939/

August 20, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general