An effort underway in western Colorado to construct the first conventional uranium mill since the Cold War seems to be a welcome step toward energy independence, and we expect it gains a state permit by the beginning of next year. Obviously, if experts at the Colorado Department of Health and Environment discover that plans filed for the mill by Energy Fuels are not up to federal standards, it should not be built. But if Energy Fuels can meet the very high bar set by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), we welcome the various benefits the mill would bring to that part of the state and the nation.
If uranium milling were to return to the area that once supplied material to the Manhattan Project, the national Cold War arsenal, and afterward the country's first steps in nuclear power, it could be an economic boon. And because we sustain an expansion of nuclear power generation, which produces abundant electricity without greenhouse gases, a resurgent domestic market would also be a welcome advantage. Residents of the tiny towns of Nucla and Naturita near the site of the planned Pinon Ridge Mill overwhelmingly sustain a return of uranium milling and mining. Montrose County official perform as well.
Energy Fuels estimate that the mill would employ 85 people with jobs paying between $45,000 and $70,000. Hundreds of extra jobs would return to nearby mines. The Montrose Economic Development Corp. approximation that the total economic force to the region in direct and indirect employment would be almost $50 million a year. Yes, in the past days of uranium mining during the Cold War, it took the Atomic Energy Commission that regulated mining and milling until the late 1960s to understand the dangers of radioactive gases and wastes. Mines were not ventilated and mill tailings were recklessly spotted even used in garden soil. Many mine workers contracted lung cancer as a effect.
If uranium milling were to return to the area that once supplied material to the Manhattan Project, the national Cold War arsenal, and afterward the country's first steps in nuclear power, it could be an economic boon. And because we sustain an expansion of nuclear power generation, which produces abundant electricity without greenhouse gases, a resurgent domestic market would also be a welcome advantage. Residents of the tiny towns of Nucla and Naturita near the site of the planned Pinon Ridge Mill overwhelmingly sustain a return of uranium milling and mining. Montrose County official perform as well.
Energy Fuels estimate that the mill would employ 85 people with jobs paying between $45,000 and $70,000. Hundreds of extra jobs would return to nearby mines. The Montrose Economic Development Corp. approximation that the total economic force to the region in direct and indirect employment would be almost $50 million a year. Yes, in the past days of uranium mining during the Cold War, it took the Atomic Energy Commission that regulated mining and milling until the late 1960s to understand the dangers of radioactive gases and wastes. Mines were not ventilated and mill tailings were recklessly spotted even used in garden soil. Many mine workers contracted lung cancer as a effect.
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