A proposed uranium mill in western Colorado — potentially the first in
the
nation in over 25 years — has generated concern
among environmentalists and health advocates while sprouting lofty hopes
for
steady jobs in a region suffering from uranium’s last bust. If the mill
is built, it could help revive the industry that fed the nuclear arms
race and provide a domestic source of energy for the nation’s burgeoning
nuclear power sector.
Learn more about the mill by reading Nathan Rice’s story on its progress through the Colorado regulatory process.
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