These two methods are more destructive to the environment. “Throughout the 60+ year history of uranium mining in the U.S., the majority of uranium ore mined has been via conventional open pit or underground methods,” according to the Uranium Producers of America. There are three methods to mine uranium: open-pit, underground, and in-situ mining. Karmis said health and safety concerns can be broken down into two categories: concerns for the workers and concerns for the community.Īnd then there are environmental concerns, as uranium mining has long been understood as being unfriendly to the environment. Let’s take a look at the primary concerns associated with uranium mining. “Through technology and through regulatory controls, we have tried, successfully, to manage and control both the health and safety issues, as well as the environmental issues ,” he said. He also supported research into mining safety and sustainability at Tech.
Karmis taught in the mining and mineral engineering department at Virginia Tech and led the Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research for 14 years. Regulations and best practices to address safety and environmental concerns are common across the mining industry, he said. If the moratorium is rescinded, the report says that “there are steep hurdles to be surmounted before mining and/or processing could be established” in a way that protects health and safety of workers, the public and the environment.īut Michael Karmis, Virginia Tech professor emeritus, said that mining uranium “is not really any different” from mining other kinds of hard rock. Instead, the report provides data and science to inform Virginia legislators, who have the power to make that decision. The report doesn’t make a recommendation about ending or upholding the moratorium on uranium mining in Virginia, which has been in place since 1982 and withstood several attempts to overturn it since then. Now 10 years old, the data-driven report could use updates, Locke said.īut “ultimately, the structure of the report and the information we have in there forms a good framework for thinking about uranium mining in Virginia” and “the conclusions of the report are still accurate,” he said. We went to other sites and studied them.” “These risks that we cataloged in the report, they came from other uranium mining sites,” Locke said. Want a different color for the center? Give us a call at 1-87 or email us at and we will be happy to help.The report outlines many potential hazards of uranium mining in the state. You can choose a chain in a longer or shorter length or even a different finish to create a two tone look. The back of the pendant can be engraved with a few characters of text, allowing for a name or initials. Any ashes that were not used are also returned to you at that time.Ĭustomizing is an important part of the ordering process and we offer several ways in which you can do so. Once we receive your ashes, your Cardinal Silver Ash Jewelry will ship in 24 - 48 hours. The kit contains an ash receptacle, instructions and a postage paid return envelope.
Getting us your ashes is no trouble at all! Once your order is placed we immediately send out an ash collection kit. The Cardinal Sterling Silver is made to order and we include a matching 20" chain with your selection.
The smaller circle at the bottom is where we add a small amount of your loved one's ashes and the ashes are combined with a ruby red gemstone-like resin. The pendant is heirloom quality and is made of. The Cardinal Silver Ash Jewelry features a round open pendant with a small circle at the bottom of the round.
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