A spokeswoman for the National Academy of Sciences responded Thursday to criticism from uranium mining opponents that the academy is pro-nuclear.

The Uranium Mining Subcommittee’s approval Thursday of the final draft of a study to determine whether uranium can be mined and milled safely in Virginia drew a variety of reactions from local opponents and a supporter.

RICHMOND — The uranium-mining study has begun. The Virginia Coal and Energy Commission’s Uranium Mining Subcommittee, tasked with overseeing a study to determine whether uranium can be mined and milled safely in the commonwealth, approved a revised final draft of the study Thursday.

About 40 people got a wake-up call Wednesday night urging them to seize their right to self-government and make their representatives put a stop to corporate assaults on their communities.

Residents packed the auditorium at Chatham High School on Tuesday night to urge that a study on mining and milling uranium determines its effect on the area’s air and water, public health, economic development and agriculture.
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A study of uranium mining in Virginia is expected to be adopted during a Nov. 6 meeting of the Coal and Energy Commission in Richmond. Delegate Terry Kilgore, R-Scott County, announced the meeting Tuesday.

Delegate Terry Kilgore, R-Scott County, called for the Coal and Energy Commission to propose and adopt a study of uranium development in Virginia. The meeting will be held Nov. 6 in Richmond.

Residents need to be better informed to make a decision

Just a half-dozen Brosville area residents showed up for a uranium mining education seminar Friday night at Brosville Elementary School. Gregg Vickrey, the seminar’s presenter and chairman of the Chatham/Pittsylvania County chapter of Southside Concerned Citizens, is still undaunted.

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The leader of a local group opposing uranium mining in Pittsylvania County disputed several claims made by mining supporters during a forum Thursday night in Danville.

Delegate Clarke Hogan is highly skeptical that uranium can be mined safely in Southside Virginia but believes the state will support a mining study.