| NRC releases new rules on studies of in-situ uranium mines |
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| Written by BOB MOEN, Santa Fe New Mexican | |
| Friday, 05 June 2009 | |
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will require more detailed environmental studies of proposed new in-situ uranium mines in the western United States. Read more...
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