Uranium

Industry plans for uranium deconversion plant near Hobbs

Laura Paskus — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:40:28 +0000

On Thursday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will be hosting a public meeting about a proposed uranium deconversion plant near Hobbs, N.M.

In 2009, International Isotopes submitted an application to the NRC, which oversees the nation’s nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities. At the proposed Fluorine Extraction Process and Depleted Uranium Deconversion Plant, depleted uranium hexafluoride will be “deconverted” into fluorine products for commercial sale.

Economics of Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:32:59 +0000

In the last decade the price of uranium has shot up. Some of the richest uranium deposits just happen to be on land surrounding a national treasure – the Grand Canyon. A ban on new claims is set to expire next month (December), but as Laurel Morales reports for the Fronteras Chaning America Desk, that doesn’t mean that it will.

Ban on Uranium Mining Near GCNP Advances

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:49:04 +0000

The Obama Administration released this week its plan to ban new uranium mining on land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park for 20 years. But this may not be the end of the battle. For the Fronteras Changing America Desk Laurel Morales reports from Flagstaff.

EPA To Clean Up Uranium Mine on Navajo Nation

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:07:00 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this week plans to clean up the largest and highest priority uranium mine on the Navajo Nation.