RE: ignorant press by environmental group

["Nardi, A. Joseph" <nardiaj@WESTINGHOUSE.COM>]

For a view from the perspective of the industry I would suggest the Wymoning

Mining Association. 

http://www.wma-minelife.com/uranium/insitu/insitufr.htm



A. Joseph Nardi

Supervisory Engineer

Environment, Health and Safety

Westinghouse Electric Company

Phone: (412) 374-4652

Email: nardiaj@westinghouse.com



> ----------

> From: 	Kai Kaletsch[SMTP:info@eic.nu]

> Reply To: 	Kai Kaletsch

> Sent: 	Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:48 AM

> To: 	RadSafe

> Subject: 	Re: ignorant press by environmental group

> 

> Might be a fine point:

> 

> I think the current preferred method in the US is to use baking soda (or

> similar alkaline) rather than acid. Its supposed to be easier on ground

> water.

> 

> http://www.sea-us.org.au/pdfs/tmw00/TMW00-Oz-USA.pdf seems to give a good

> review.

> 

> Kai Kaletsch

> http://www.eic.nu

> 

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Thomas J Savin" <tjsav@LYCOS.COM>

> To: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 6:55 AM

> Subject: ignorant press by environmental group

> 

> 

> > I did not know that the US was not an industrial nation!  Norm :)(no

> offense intended at all)please take note how some environmentalist have

> zero

> idea of the real world and how the press just wants to make news without

> researching it. Below is a recent example - the US has four facilities

> using

> this procedure.

> >

> > Australian Conservation Foundation spokesman Dave Sweeney said the

> > technique used at the mine, known as in situ leach or ISL and involving

> > pumping acid underground, was not approved in any other of the major

> > industrialized nations and had in the past caused serious pollution in

> eastern Europe.

> > ---

> > Tom Savin

> >

> 

> 

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