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Houston Geological Society Bulletin
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Abstract: Uranium Recovery Realities in the U.S. – A Review
With the mounting concern about greenhouse gas emissions,
interest in nuclear
power has increased substantially over
the past five years in theU.S.wheremore than 50 permit applications
are now under review for building new plants. Nations around
the world are looking to increasing their use of
nuclear
energy to
generate greenhouse gas emission-free electricity because it is the
cleanest technology available that is capable of producing the
amount of electricity required at a competitive cost. With this
increase in interest, there has been an
increase in uranium exploration and
production, which in turn has encountered
an equally increased resistance from a few
adversarial groups, especially in Texas, New
Mexico, and Colorado. These groups base
their objections on exploration and mining
techniques and mining laws that were in effect at least 30 years
ago. Unfortunately many in the news media have been reporting
on these complaints without regard to important improvements
in exploration and uranium recovery techniques and
environmental protection laws. The general public has
consistently been led to believe that uranium exploration and
recovery will poison both the land surface and the underlying
aquifers over vast areas. We will discuss these misconceptions in
some detail