Virginia Uranium Inc.

06/20/2016

Some of the nation’s most influential environmental groups are softening their longstanding opposition to nuclear power, marking a significant shift in the antinuclear movement as environmentalists’ priority shifts to climate change.

11/26/2013

Based on the facts, Roanoke Valley Governor's School students vote to lift the moratorium on uranium mining in Virginia!

State lawmakers could face the debate again in January, but on Monday morning, students at the Roanoke Valley Governor's School took on the issue of uranium mining in Virginia.

11/14/2013

Working the Holiday Showcase through the Lynchburg Chamber!

11/12/2013

Did you know:
Each year, between two and five million shipments of radioactive material - mostly radioisotopes for medical and industrial use -- are transported in the U.S.

http://www.ans.org/pi/np/transport/

Over the past 40 years, more than 3,000 shipments of used nuclear fuel have navigated more than 1.7 million miles of U.S. roads and railways. Through all this travel, no radioactive materials have been released resulting from an accident. The nuclear industry's transportation safety record would be…

11/11/2013

Thank you Veterans for your dedication and service.

11/07/2013

Climate and energy scientists James Hansen, Ken Caldeira, Kerry Emanuel and Tom Wigley released an open letter Sunday calling on world leaders to support development of safer nuclear power systems.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/03/world/nuclear-energy-climate-change-scientists-letter/index.html

To those influencing environmental policy, but opposed to nuclear power:

11/04/2013

Living next to a uranium mine gives you 1/3 of the amount of radiation you receive yearly from the food and water you consume.

In fact, the level of radiation a nearby resident would be exposed to is well below the amount a person would receive from, say, a mammogram.

10/23/2013

Fear vs Radiation... An opinion from the New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/opinion/fear-vs-radiation-the-mismatch.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&hpw=&adxnnlx=1382463357-Q6kAjrYRjbTFixl/5k/XHA&

Evidence that ionizing radiation is a relatively low health risk contradicts common fears.

10/21/2013

There are 8 Federal and State agencies that would be involved with permitting, monitoring, and regulating a uranium mine.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Army Corps of Engineers,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Occupations Safe & Health Admin,
Mine Safety & Health Admin,
VA Dept. of Mines, Minerals, & Energy,
VA Dept. of Health,
VA Dept. of Environmental Quality.

10/17/2013

Today's lesson: Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Before mining permit applications are submitted, VUI has to have a full-blown EIS done on the Coles Hill site. This involves studying the following:

Soil (radionuclides)
Air (particulates, windspeed, direction, radionuclides, etc.)
Surface Water (quality, direction, speed, radionuclides etc.)
Subsurface Water (quality, direction, radionuclides etc.)
Wildlife (mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, etc. for abundance)
Trees/plants (what kinds and in what abundance, etc.)
Geology
Seismology

After all these factors (and others) are studied, the EIS must offer alternatives in which specific actions taken by VUI will impact the environment in various ways, then explain how these actions will be mitigated.
This process takes a few years and involves numerous opportunities for public comment. For more information regarding the EIS process: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/basics/nepa.html

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.] was signed into law on January 1, 1970. The Act establishes national environmental policy and goals for the protection, maintenance, and enhancement of the environment and provides a process for implementing these goals within the...