WISE Uranium Project: 2004 News Archive

(last updated 1 Apr 2006)

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2004 NEWS

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• December 26, 2004: Further delay for cleanup of former National Lead Colonie facility (New York)

• December 23, 2004: Federal panel says intervenors must keep LES uranium enrichment plant info secret (New Mexico)

• December 22, 2004: Uranium Corporation of India claims to comply with environmental norms

• December 21, 2004: ICRP releases draft report on Low-dose Extrapolation of Radiation-Related Cancer Risk for comment

• December 21, 2004: U.S. NRC extends comment period on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for LES enrichment plant further (New Mexico)

• December 21, 2004: Environmental Assessment on proposed modifications to the Blind River Refinery incinerator started (Ontario)

• December 20, 2004: U.S. NRC staff requests that licensing hearing on LES enrichment plant project will be held closed to the public (New Mexico)

• December 20, 2004: U.S. EPA announces partial deletion of the Uravan Superfund Site from the National Priorities List (Colorado)

• December 20, 2004: CNSC issues full construction license for the Cigar Lake mine project (Saskatchewan)

• December 20, 2004: Feasibility studies for Kayelekera uranium mine project to start in May 2005 (Malawi)

• December 17, 2004: Strike paralyzes Resende enrichment and nuclear fuel plant (Brazil)

• December 17, 2004: Tajikistan seeks foreign help for cleanup of legacy from Soviet era uranium mining

• December 16, 2004: Westinghouse seeks public comment on soil-removal plan for former Hematite nuclear fuel plant (Missouri) - comment period extended -

• December 16, 2004: Cotter Corp. reopens further uranium/vanadium mine in Southwestern Colorado

• December 15, 2004: Citizens' groups request suspension of Licensing Hearing for LES enrichment plant (New Mexico), as NRC files remain inaccessible due to security review

• December 15, 2004: Former Portuguese uranium miners to receive same pensions as underground miners

• December 15, 2004: State renews Cotter's Cañon City mill license, but prohibits waste acceptance from other sites, and requires transition to dry tailings management scheme (Colorado)

• December 14, 2004: Further general strike against uranium mining at Domiasiat (India)

• December 8, 2004: CNEA's strategy for restart of Cerro Solo mine still unclear (Argentina)

• December 6, 2004: U.S. NRC invites comment on draft Interim Staff Guidance ISG-10 for fuel cycle facilities

• December 3, 2004: CNSC announces hearing on mid-term performance of Cameco Port Hope conversion plant, Zircatec Port Hope fuel fabrication plant, and Cameco Blind River uranium refinery - date revised- (Ontario)

• December 3, 2004: U.S. EPA has no objection to the LES uranium enrichment plant project in New Mexico

• November 30, 2004: Cameco releases Environmental Assessment Study Report for the Proposed Production Increase at McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill (Saskatchewan)

• November 30, 2004: Greenpeace Australia reveals government support for SILEX uranium enrichment technology

• November 25, 2004: Brazil and IAEA reach agreement in principle on inspections at Resende enrichment plant

• November 24, 2004: U.S. DOE issues Draft Environmental Assessment Document for Groundwater Restoration at Monument Valley, Arizona, Uranium Mill Tailings Site for Public Comment - comment period extended -

• November 22, 2004: CNSC invites comment on Draft Regulatory Standard on Requirements for the Disposal of Nuclear Substances

• November 19, 2004: Cameco releases Final Environmental Assessment Study Report on Slightly Enriched Uranium (SEU) Blending Project, Port Hope, Ontario

• November 17, 2004: Proposal for uranium mill tailings deposit in former Maybell uranium mine (Colorado)

• November 17, 2004: Italian Senate approves committee of inquiry into causes of death and illnesses among Italian soldiers allegedly attributed to DU weapons

• November 16, 2004: Blockaders of uranium ore concentrate transport demand environmental restoration of mining area (Portugal)

• November 15, 2004: U.S. NRC terminates license for Sohio L-Bar uranium mill tailings site (New Mexico)

• November 12, 2004: Cogema to supply U.S. DOE with MOX technology for Russia

• November 12, 2004: Advisory Committee report links Gulf War Syndrome to exposure to neurotoxins

• November 10, 2004: Hearings granted on COGEMA request for relaxed groundwater restoration standards at Holiday/El Mesquite uranium ISL mines

• November 9, 2004: UK regulator releases review of Urenco Capenhurst's decommissioning strategy

• November 9, 2004: U.S. DOE releases Draft EIS for Moab, Utah, uranium mill tailings, without indicating preferred alternative

• November 9, 2004: Rally in favour of uranium mining at Domiasiat (India)

• November 9, 2004: Supervising Scientist: Ranger mine safety improvements must be made law (Australia)

• November 9, 2004: U.N. team finds no more mining activities at former Shinkolobwe uranium mine in DR Congo

• November 9, 2004: U.S. NRC extends comment period on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for LES enrichment plant (New Mexico)

• November 9, 2004: U.S. NRC invites comment on draft Interim Staff Guidance ISG-09 for fuel cycle facilities

• November 9, 2004: Review report backs acid ISL uranium mining in South Australia

• November 8, 2004: Cracked container carried depleted uranium across France

• November 3, 2004: Appeals Court finally decides that Cogema has to appear in Criminal Court on alleged pollution at old uranium mine sites in France

• November 3, 2004: CNSC announces public hearings on expansion of the JEB Mill at McClean Lake to receive and process Cigar Lake ore (Saskatchewan)

• November 2, 2004: Government subsidies for Romanian uranium mines lowered

• November 2, 2004: IAEA takes environmental samples at abandoned uranium mill tailings deposits in Mailuu-Suu area (Kyrgyzstan)

• November 1, 2004: U.S. Department of Labor Assumes Responsibility for a New Energy Workers' Compensation Program

• November 1, 2004: CNSC approves EA Guidelines for McArthur River production increase (Saskatchewan)

• November 1, 2004: Landslide threatens uranium tailings deposit in Central Kyrgyzstan

• November 1, 2004: Southern Cross Resources Inc. announces decision to delay development of Honeymoon ISL project (Australia)

• October 29, 2004: After taking uranium showers earlier this year, Ranger mill workers now get dried in airstream containing yellow cake... (Australia)

• October 28, 2004: U.S. DOE Inspector General criticizes DOE's oversight over reclamation of Monticello uranium mill tailings site (Utah)

• October 28, 2004: No Depleted Uranium released from jet crashed in Halifax, Nova Scotia

• October 27, 2004: USEC signs agreements with Boeing and Honeywell on centrifuge manufacturing

• October 2004: U.S. NRC finally releases complete report on Radiological Assessments for Clearance of Materials from Nuclear Facilities

• October 27, 2004: License revoked for capacity increase of Urenco Almelo enrichment plant (Netherlands)

• October 26, 2004: People swimming in pit lake and tailings dam of old Mary Kathleen uranium mine (Australia)

• October 26, 2004: Residents living near former Grants uranium mill (New Mexico) seek damages from Homestake

• October 25, 2004: Public raises concerns on Langer Heinrich uranium mine project (Namibia)

• October 25, 2004: CNSC approves license renewals for McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill, in spite of continuing pit sidewall sloughing into the tailings disposed at Key Lake (Saskatchewan)

• October 22, 2004: Congo high grade tailings to be moved from Fernald, Ohio, to Texas Low-Level Waste site rather than Nevada Test Site?

• October 22, 2004: U.N. to investigate radiation at former Shinkolobwe uranium mine in DR Congo

• October 20, 2004: UK CERRIE committee releases final report on internal emitters

• October 19, 2004: U.S. DOD releases report on Depleted Uranium Aerosol Doses and Risks

• October 18, 2004: URI commences uranium production at Vasquez in-situ leach mine (Texas)

• October 18, 2004: UCIL official quits after threat from militants (India)

• October 17, 2004: BNFL calls in chief competitor Cogéma to try to get its Sellafield MOX fuel plant operating properly (United Kingdom)

• October 2004: PIRSA issues Radium Hill and Port Pirie management plan Phase 1 (South Australia)

• October 15, 2004: Radioactive pollution of Lake Ladoga feared from uranium project (Karelia)

• October 15, 2004: U.S. NRC issues Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed USEC American Centrifuge Plant - comment period extended -

• October 14, 2004: Environmental groups sue to stop NFS' Blended Low-Enrichment Uranium (BLEU) project (Tennessee)

• October 14, 2004: Japan Supreme Court finalizes order for institute to remove uranium-contaminated soil in Tottori

• October 12, 2004: U.S. NRC approves third and final amendment request for NFS Blended Low-Enrichment Uranium (BLEU) project (Tennessee)

• October 7, 2004: U.S. NRC to hold hearing on USEC application for commercial centrifuge enrichment plant

• October 6, 2004: European Commission approves Areva/Urenco centrifuge enrichment venture

• October 1, 2004: CDPHE issues Draft Completion Review Report for decommissioning of Durita heap leach site (Colorado)

• October 2004: No DU found in food from DU-contaminated areas of Southern Serbia

• October 2004: No DU found in drinking water wells in DU-contaminated areas of Southern Serbia

• October 2004: Chromosome aberrations found in residents of DU-contaminated areas of Serbia - cause unclear

• October 2004: Results available of cleanup at DU impact site in Montenegro

• October 2004: High radiation levels found at abandoned Vatovory mine (Madagascar), formerly mined by Cogéma's predecessor CEA

• September 2004: MELOX MOX fuel fabrication plant requests further capacity increase (France)

• September 2004: No DU found in soils of Vojvodina (Northern Serbia)

• September 2004: U.S. Air Force releases draft Environmental Assessment for depleted uranium disposal at Nevada Test Site

• September 29, 2004: Cleanup of Fernald Silos 1 and 2 containing Congo high grade tailings begins (Ohio)

• September 29, 2004: Students' organizations support Oct. 5, 2004, general strike against uranium mining at Domiasiat (India)

• September 29, 2004: U.S. DOC amends finally determined dumping margin for COGEMA/Eurodif

• September 29, 2004: Kyrgyz government prohibits import of radioactive wastes from BNFL Springfields (UK) for processing and disposal in Kyrgyzstan

• September 29, 2004: Northern Territory launches legal action against Ranger (Australia)

• September 27, 2004: Uranium spot price reaches $20.00 per lb U3O8 (UxC)

• September 23, 2004: USEC applies for U.S. DOT exemption to transport UF6 in non-specification DOT cylinders

• September 23, 2004: U.S. NRC issues Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) documents for fuel cycle facilities for comment

• September 23, 2004: New test will monitor ailing British Gulf veterans for uranium

• September 23, 2004: BNFL Springfields (UK) nuclear fuel plant revealed as source of radioactive wastes to be processed and disposed of in Kyrgyzstan

• September 21, 2004: CNSC invites comment on Draft Regulatory Guide and Standard on Environmental Protection Policies, Programs and Procedures at Class I Nuclear Facilities and Uranium Mines and Mills (Canada)

• September 20, 2004: U.S. DOD: no uranium contained in guided bombs and cruise missiles used in Iraq and Afghanistan

• September 20, 2004: Sea transport of plutonium for MOX fuel lead assemblies on the way from the USA to France

• September 18, 2004: Public hearing on Baghjanta uranium mine project without environmentalists (India)

• September 18, 2004: IAEA resolution demands Iran suspend uranium enrichment

• September 18, 2004: Citizens' groups oppose proposed processing of enriched uranium at Port Hope (Ontario)

• September 17, 2004: Cotter prepares resumption of uranium ore processing at Cañon City mill (Colorado)

• September 17, 2004: Expert panel report on 1999 JCO criticality accident criticizes government's nuclear safety policy (Japan)

• September 14, 2004: Rössing mine might continue operation until 2017 (Namibia)

• September 14, 2004: UNEP to study environment in Iraq

• September 10, 2004: First official results for DU in urine of U.S. personnel in Iraq

• September 10, 2004: U.S. GAO acknowledges progress with DOL-managed part of Energy worker compensation program

• September 10, 2004: IAEA concludes Research Project on Uranium Mill Tailings Management

• September 8, 2004: NRC staff sees DU as low level waste

• September 8, 2004: WHO once more weakens drinking water standard for uranium

• September 7, 2004: U.S. NRC approves Utah's proposal to use alternative groundwater protection standards for uranium mills and mill tailings

• September 5, 2004: Uranium extraction to begin at Saghand mine in the first half of 2006 (Iran)

• September 3, 2004: U.S. NRC releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for LES enrichment plant for comment (New Mexico) - Comment period extended!

• September 1, 2004: Public Debate on Eurodif centrifuge enrichment plant project begins (France)

• August 2004: Cotter Corp. reopens several uranium/vanadium mines in Southwestern Colorado

• August 30, 2004: Ranger mine operations suspended after Investigation Reports criticize the mine's radiation clearance measures and water systems as inadequate (Australia)

• August 29, 2004: Road blockade against hiring policy for decommissioning of Cluff Lake mine (Saskatchewan)

• August 27, 2004: U.S. DOE applies for DOT exemption to transport overfilled DUF6 cylinders and/or cylinders without overpack

• August 26, 2004: Investigation into alleged proliferation of centrifuge technology to Libya (Germany)

• August 26, 2004: Owner identified for former Lorado uranium mine (Saskatchewan)

• August 25, 2004: Detailed data of uranium in urine of US soldiers in Iraq reveals that DU exposures were very low

• August 24, 2004: U.S. NRC Issues Final Policy Statement on Environmental Justice

• August 23, 2004: ICRP issues Draft Report "Human Alimentary Tract Model for Radiological Protection" for comment

• August 23, 2004: USEC files license application for commercial centrifuge enrichment plant (Ohio)

• August 20, 2004: Public involvement obstructed for Baghjanta uranium mine project (India)

• August 18, 2004: Federal Social Court awards former Wismut uranium miners compensation for larynx cancer (Germany)

• August 18, 2004: U.S. NRC approves Utah request to assume regulatory authority over uranium mill tailings

• August 16, 2004: Uranium spot price reaches $19.00 per lb U3O8 (UxC)

• August 13, 2004: Western Nuclear requests permission for cessation of active groundwater restoration at Split Rock site, though standards not met (Wyoming)

• August 13, 2004: U.S. Army proposes DU standard for Aberdeen Proving Ground - Bomb Throwing Device area (Maryland)

• August 13, 2004: Change emerging in India's nuclear fuel procurement policy?

• August 6, 2004: U.S. EPA continues to raise environmental concerns over Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion Facility project

• August 4, 2004: Fire in the depleted uranium machining bay at Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee, Jonesboro, TN

• August 3, 2004: U.S. DOC finally determines dumping margin for COGEMA/Eurodif

• July 2004: Long-term persistence of chromosome aberrations observed in Hungarian uranium miners

• July 31, 2004: Activists form human cordon at abandoned Portuguese uranium mine

• July 30, 2004: CNSC invites comment on Draft Regulatory Guide and Standard: Environmental Monitoring Program at Class I Nuclear Facilities and Uranium Mines and Mills (Canada)

• July 30, 2004: U.S. NRC proposes $24,000 fine for violations of criticality safety procedures at Westinghouse Columbia nuclear fuel plant, South Carolina

• July 27, 2004: Sharp increase of uranium loads in lake sediments near Rabbit Lake mine (Saskatchewan)

• July 27, 2004: CNEA issues EIS for revival of San Rafael uranium mine (Argentina)

• July 26, 2004: No excess uranium found at military base in Sardinia (Italy)

• July 22, 2004: The inglorious legacy of COGEMA in Gabon

• July 22, 2004: Crow Butte Resources plans to expand In Situ Leach operations (Nebraska)

• July 22, 2004: U.S. EPA updates the Inhalation Slope Factor for Radon

• July 21, 2004: CNSC issues license for the construction of surface facilities at the Cigar Lake mine project site (Saskatchewan)

• July 20, 2004: NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board rules on LES enrichment plant project contentions (New Mexico)

• July 20, 2004: U.S. DOE issues Record of Decision for depleted uranium hexafluoride conversion facilites in Kentucky and Ohio

• July 20, 2004: UN investigators: illicit mining at former Shinkolobwe uranium mine poses health and security threat (DR Congo)

• July 20, 2004: CNSC issues decommissioning license for Cluff Lake (Saskatchewan)

• July 18, 2004: Investigation of Starmet Superfund site might begin in September 2004 - Removal of DU barrels delayed (Massachusetts)

• July 17, 2004: Saskatchewan Environment invites public comment on Draft Project-Specific Guidelines for the Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed Sue E extension of the McClean Lake uranium mine

• July 15, 2004: Reclamation of ANC Gas Hills Tailings Pond No.1 delayed further (Wyoming)

• July 15, 2004: French Radiation Protection Authority issues first national inventory of former uranium mine sites

• July 14, 2004: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality grants hearing requests on license renewal and extension of Kingsville Dome ISL uranium mine

• July 14, 2004: European Commission issues Call for Tender for study on "Situation concerning uranium mine and mill tailings in an enlarged EU"

• July 14, 2004: No excess uranium found in urine of French veterans of 1991 Gulf War

• July 14, 2004: South Australia plans nuclear waste dump site at Olympic Dam mine

• July 13, 2004: Expert commission supports processing of nuclear wastes from NUKEM Germany in Kyrgyzstan

• July 11, 2004: British defence worker wins legal aid over alleged DU poisoning

• July 11, 2004: Pakistan approves funds for uranium resources exploration project

• July 9, 2004: Eight illicit miners killed at former Shinkolobwe uranium mine (DR Congo)

• July 9, 2004: State denies Cotter request to accept Maywood waste for disposal at Cañon City uranium mill site (Colorado)

• July 8, 2004: Study finds no excess chromosome aberrations in residents and firemen concerned by 1992 Amsterdam plane crash (Netherlands)

• July 7, 2004: U.S. DOC determines reduced final subsidy rates in dumping case against Eurodif and Urenco

• July 5, 2004: Silex completes silicon laser enrichment pilot plant, continues work on uranium enrichment

• July 2, 2004: U.S. GAO: funds insufficient for decommissioning of enrichment plants

• July 1, 2004: U.S. NRC approves further weakening of Pathfinder's Shirley Basin uranium mill tailings cover specifications (Wyoming)

• July 1, 2004: Waste transfers exposed at abandoned Portuguese uranium mine

• July 1, 2004: Last of historic uranium mill tailings properties in Colorado transferred

• July 2004: Enlarged cohort study of 1991 Gulf War veterans confirms earlier findings on uranium in urine

• June 30, 2004: CNSC assessment finds no significant adverse environmental effects from proposed Cigar Lake uranium mine (Saskatchewan)

• June 29, 2004: DU study commissioned for 1000 Italian soldiers in Iraq

• June 29, 2004: Court orders State Health Department to act on Cotter's application for disposal of contaminated soil at Cañon City uranium mill (Colorado)

• June 29, 2004: CNSC announces hearing on Beaverlodge mine decommissioning (Saskatchewan)

• June 29, 2004: CNSC announces hearing on EA Guidelines for McArthur River production increase (Saskatchewan)

• June 28, 2004: CNSC invites comment on EA Guidelines for McArthur River production increase (Saskatchewan)

• June 23, 2004: U.S. Air Force to bury rather than decontaminate tanks that served as depleted uranium targets at Nellis Range, Nevada

• June 22, 2004: Court awards compensation to widow of Italian soldier who had served in the Balkans

• June 22, 2004: European Commission extends probe into Areva/Urenco enrichment venture

• June 21, 2004: ICRP releases draft text of next fundamental Recommendations for comment

• June 21, 2004: Vigil at Gronau (Germany) enrichment plant against DU transport to Russia

• June 18, 2004: Kyrgyz Parliament calls for further foreign aid with uranium mill tailings reclamation

• June 18, 2004: WMC has commenced remediation works at its Yeelirrie trial uranium mine site (Western Australia)

• June 18, 2004: Study Group: Contemporary Saskatchewan uranium miners' health study not scientifically feasible

• June 18, 2004: U.S. NRC issues Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for third and final amendment request for NFS Erwin Blended Low-Enrichment Uranium (BLEU) project (Tennessee)

• June 17, 2004: U.S. DOI invites comment on Midnite Uranium Mine Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan, Part I: Injury Determination (Washington)

• June 16, 2004: U.S. NRC issues license for plutonium export to France for production of MOX fuel lead test assemblies

• June 16, 2004: U.S. DOE releases Final Environmental Impact Statements on depleted uranium hexafluoride conversion facilities

• June 16, 2004: Companies Amend Deal for Uranium from Dismantled Russian Nuclear Weapons

• June 16, 2004: Hanau residual plutonium to be processed by COGEMA into MOX fuel

• June 16, 2004: Reclamation of Aktau tailings to start from 2005 (Kazakhstan)

• June 15, 2004: U.S. NRC denies petition against plutonium export to France for production of MOX fuel lead test assemblies

• June 14, 2004: Uranium spot price, after some rest, rises again and reaches $18.10 per lb U3O8 (UxC)

• June 10, 2004: Cañon City advocacy group wins U.S. EPA national award for excellence (Colorado)

• June 10, 2004: UCIL obtains land owners consent for uranium project in Domiasiat (Meghalaya, India)

• June 8, 2004: Depleted uranium still in use for pottery glazes in the US?

• June 8, 2004: Truck carrying nuclear fuel assemblies overturned on Interstate 80 in Utah

• June 7, 2004: U.S. NRC issues new regulatory issue summary on approach for reducing or eliminating dual regulation of ground-water protection at ISL uranium facilities

• June 6, 2004: Environmentalists to go to court over government's negligence with abandoned uranium mines (Portugal)

• June 5, 2004: DU munition found at Otis Air National Guard Base (Massachusetts)

• June 5, 2004: Wismut begins relocation of Ronneburg landmark uranium waste rock piles (Germany)

• June 4, 2004: Canadian Appeals court overrules quashing of McClean Lake license

• June 3, 2004: CNSC amends decommissioning license of Rio Algom's Quirke, Panel and Stanleigh Mine Sites (Ontario)

• June 1, 2004: U.S. GAO sceptical on outcome of DOE-managed part of Energy worker compensation program

• May 31, 2004: Illicit mining at former Shinkolobwe uranium mine continues uninhibitedly (DR Congo)

• May 31, 2004: Maisie Shiell wins silver award at Canadian Environment Awards 2004

• May 28, 2004: CNSC starts Environmental Assessment on expansion of the JEB Mill at McClean Lake to receive and process Cigar Lake ore (Saskatchewan)

• May 28, 2004: US HHS issues final rule describing procedure for designating additional classes of employees for eligibility for DOE worker compensation (EEOICPA)

• May 25, 2004: Kennecott requests 10-year license renewal for idle Sweetwater uranium mill (Wyoming)

• May 24, 2004: Illegal fishing in former Granja do Jarmelo open pit uranium mine (Portugal)

• May 22, 2004: Forest Service plans cleanup of abandoned Graysill uranium mine, Colorado

• May 19, 2004: Government report recommends prosecution of ERA over drinking water contamination incident at Ranger mine (Australia)

• May 17, 2004: Violation of criticality rule at FBFC nuclear fuel fabrication plant, Romans-sur-Isère (France)

• May 12, 2004: U.S. NRC approves erosion protection design for Lisbon uranium mill tailings (Utah)

• May 11, 2004: U.S. NRC issues license amendment approving relaxed groundwater standards at Lisbon uranium mill site (Utah)

• May 11, 2004: U.S. NRC approves intentional mixing of contaminated soil to meet the License Termination Rule (LTR) release criteria

• May 11, 2004: U.S. NRC cites Honeywell Metropolis uranium conversion plant for violations (Illinois)

• May 11, 2004: U.S. DOE considers downblending of 100 short tons of HEU stored at Oak Ridge, Tennessee

• May 11, 2004: Former Wismut waste rock pile becomes golf course (Germany)

• May 10, 2004: U.S. NRC authorizes decommissioning of Lake City Army Ammunition Plant DU firing range (Missouri)

• May 2004: Study finds increased incidence of chromosomal aberrations in residents of a DU-contaminated site in Southern Serbia

• May 4, 2004: U.S. EPA clears a hurdle in Cotter Corp. plan to accept Superfund waste at Cañon City uranium mill (Colorado)

• May 4, 2004: CNSC announces hearings on Key Lake and McArthur River license renewals (Saskatchewan)

• May 4, 2004: World Bank and Japan pledge funds for cleanup of Maili-Say uranium mill tailings (Kyrgyzstan)

• April 2004: Study finds no DU in urine of US soldiers deployed to postwar Bosnia

• April 30, 2004: Westinghouse submits decommissioning plan for Hematite nuclear fuel plant (Missouri)

• April 29, 2004: AREVA and KAZATOMPROM to develop commercial production at Moinkum uranium deposit (Kazakhstan)

• April 28, 2004: Elevated radiation levels found at decommissioned St Pierre du Cantal uranium mine site (France)

• April 27, 2004: World first uranium mill tailings webcam in Moab, Utah

• April 27, 2004: Maisie Shiell named finalist for Canadian Environment Awards 2004

• April 27, 2004: China discontinues talks on purchase of Hanau MOX fuel plant equipment

• April 26, 2004: Protest march through Shillong against proposed uranium mining at Domiasiat (Meghalaya, India)

• April 23, 2004: U.S. NRC approves relaxed groundwater standards for Lisbon uranium mill tailings site (Utah)

• April 22, 2004: Traditional Owners sign off on historic agreement terminating Jabiluka uranium mine development (Australia)

• April 21, 2004: Construction of the Zarechnoye in-situ leach uranium mine has begun (Kazakhstan)

• April 20, 2004: NIOSH releases report detailing historic worker exposure at Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAAP)

• April 20, 2004: Navoi plant regains nearly full uranium output (Uzbekistan)

• April 17, 2004: U.S. NRC approves restart of Honeywell Metropolis uranium conversion plant (Illinois)

• April 15, 2004: Supreme Court of India dismisses case on impacts of Jadugoda uranium mine

• April 15, 2004: No Review Panel on Cluff Lake decommissioning (Saskatchewan)

• April 11, 2004: MoD survey on residual DU contamination at Dundrennan firing range (Scotland) disclosed

• April 8, 2004: State Pollution Control Board has No Objection to Bandugurang uranium mine project (Jharkhand, India)

• April 6, 2004: Ranger uranium mine resumes full operation after outage due to water contamination (Australia)

• April 5, 2004: Kazakhstan wants to become the world's leading uranium producer

• April 4, 2004: Brazil refuses IAEA access to Resende enrichment plant

• April 2, 2004: Minuscule amounts of depleted uranium found in urine of civilians and US soldiers in Iraq

• April 2, 2004: U.S. General Accounting Office still sceptical on Paducah cleanup (Kentucky)

• April 2, 2004: U.S. Army agrees to pay for removal of depleted uranium from Starmet Concord site (Massachusetts)

• April 1, 2004: CNSC announces hearings on Environmental Assessment Screening Report and on License Applications for Cigar Lake uranium mine project (Saskatchewan)

• April 1, 2004: Cameco to develop Inkai Uranium ISL Mine in Kazakhstan

• March 31, 2004: U.S. NRC again finds further violation of criticality safety procedures at BWXT Lynchburg nuclear fuel plant (Virginia)

• March 31, 2004: Yeelirrie uranium mine project to be terminated (Australia)

• March 30, 2004: Ukraine to develop Novokonstantinovsk uranium field

• March 30, 2004: U.S. Senate Committee hearing unveils: only one DOE worker compensated after four years

• March 30, 2004: Activists finish 2000 km uranium mining protest trek (Australia)

• March 27, 2004: U.S. NRC approves restart of first stage at Honeywell Metropolis uranium conversion plant (Illinois)

• March 27, 2004: Iran inaugurates uranium conversion plant at Isfahan

• March 26, 2004: Wismut's cleanup funds assured in 2004 (Germany)

• March 25, 2004: U.S. NRC to hold meeting on decommissioning of Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, Minnesota

• March 25, 2004: Appeals court sends Cogema back before Criminal Court on pollution at old uranium mine sites (France)

• March 24, 2004: ATSDR releases public health assessment on Oak Ridge Y-12 uranium releases (Tennessee)

• March 24, 2004: Ranger mine shut down after workers drank contaminated water and took uranium showers (Australia)

• March 23, 2004: Overflow of process water into creek at Ranger uranium mine (Australia)

• March 23, 2004: URI plans to commence ISL mining operations at Vasquez and to resume ISL mining at Kingsville Dome (Texas)

• March 23, 2004: Unauthorized mining at former Shinkolobwe uranium mine (DR Congo)

• March 23, 2004: U.S. DOJ issues final rule implementing Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments

• March 23, 2004: New paper by Dan Fahey addresses unresolved issues regarding depleted uranium and veterans' health

• March 21, 2004: Failure of ventilation system at Urenco's Gronau enrichment plant (Germany)

• March 21, 2004: Further increase of cleanup cost for former National Lead Inc. Colonie depleted uranium facility (New York)

• March 20, 2004: Dam failure of decantation pond at Malvési conversion plant (France)

• March 20, 2004: Meghalaya NGOs opposed to uranium mining at Domiasiat (India)

• March 19, 2004: Consultation on the next fundamental ICRP Recommendations to begin in June 2004

• March 19, 2004: Fourteen members of Congress criticize delays in cleanup of the Atlas Moab uranium mill tailings pile (Utah)

• March 19, 2004: Cleanup cost for Mailuu-Suu uranium mill tailings now estimated at $20 - 25 million (Kyrgyzstan)

• March 18, 2004: U.S. DOE's Inspector General proposes additional conversion line for depleted uranium hexafluoride conversion facility project to reduce overall project cost (Ohio)

• March 17, 2004: NRC judge grants hearing request on NFS Erwin Blended Low-Enrichment Uranium (BLEU) project (Tennessee)

• March 17, 2004: Depleted uranium to be exported from USA to Canada as test material

• March 17, 2004: U.S. NRC announces opportunity for hearing on SFC Gore conversion plant raffinate sludge dewatering proposal (Oklahoma)

• March 16, 2004: Converdyn Metropolis uranium conversion plant to resume operation after 3-month outage due to leakage (Illinois)

• March 16, 2004: U.S. NRC releases Inspection Report on UF6 release at Converdyn Metropolis conversion plant (Illinois)

• March 16, 2004: U.S. DOE issues final Environmental Assessment Addendum and FONSI for Disposition of Additional Waste at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (Kentucky)

• March 13, 2004: China plans to use Hanau MOX fuel plant equipment for manufacture of fast breeder fuel

• March 12, 2004: U.S. DOE to start shipment of 2,900 Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride cylinders from Oak Ridge (Tennessee) to planned conversion plant at Piketon (Ohio)

• March 12, 2004: U.S. EPA extends comment period on Approaches to an Integrated Framework for Management and Disposal of Low-Activity Radioactive Waste

• March 10, 2004: CNSC issues Regulatory Guide on Licensee Public Information Programs (Canada)

• March 9, 2004: U.S. NRC accepts use of marginal quality rock for Ambrosia Lake uranium mill tailings cover (New Mexico)

• March 8, 2004: U.S. Air Force to remove used depleted uranium targets from Nevada Test and Training Range

• March 6, 2004: Third partial disclosure of amount of DU used in Iraq

• March 6, 2004: U.S. ATSDR accepts petition to perform Public Health Assessment at Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. plant in Erwin, Tennessee

• March 4, 2004: U.S. NRC issues summary of over 2600 comments received on proposed rulemaking for release of slightly radioactive materials

• March 3, 2004: CNSC issues Request for Public Comment on the Screening Report - Cigar Lake Mine, Construction, Operation and Decommissioning (Saskatchewan)

• March 2, 2004: U.S. NRC finds further violation of criticality safety procedures at BWXT Lynchburg nuclear fuel plant

• March 1, 2004: U.S. NRC planning to allow intentional mixing of contaminated soil to meet the License Termination Rule (LTR) release criteria

• March 1, 2004: CNSC invites comment on Draft Regulatory Standard: Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear Facilities (Canada)

• March 1, 2004: Uranium spot price continues to rise at $1/month and reaches $17.00 per lb U3O8 (UxC)

• February 2004: Chromosomal aberrations with former Wismut uranium miners similar to those with coal miners

• February 2004: Study finds increased cancer rate in Swedish Balkans personnel, but no DU connection

• February 27, 2004: Framatome ANP applies for relaxed criticality safety requirements at Lynchburg nuclear fuel plant (Virginia)

• February 27, 2004: NRC ASLB panel keeps Crownpoint uranium in-situ leach license on hold (New Mexico)

• February 27, 2004: CNSC announces hearing on Cluff Lake decommissioning (Saskatchewan)

• February 26, 2004: Kyrgyz Government opposes processing of uranium-containing material from Nukem Germany at Kara Balta mill (Kyrgyzstan)

• February 25, 2004: Depleted uranium from radiation shields melted in French foundry

• February 24, 2004: U.S. NRC issues license for USEC lead cascade centrifuge enrichment facility (Ohio)

• February 24, 2004: Kara Balta mill (Kyrgyzstan) to process uranium-containing material from Nukem Germany

• February 23, 2004: Capacity increase licensed for Urenco Almelo uranium enrichment plant

• February 23, 2004: U.S. NRC issues draft MOU for reducing dual regulation of ground-water protection at ISL uranium facilities

• February 21, 2004: United Nuclear submits reclamation plans for Church Rock uranium mines (New Mexico)

• February 20, 2004: U.S. EPA raises environmental concerns over Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion Facility project (Ohio)

• February 17, 2004: South Australia EPA invites submissions for In-situ acid leach mining review

• February 16, 2004: CNSC invites comment on Draft Regulatory Guide: Keeping Radiation Exposures and Doses "As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA)" (Canada)

• February 16, 2004: Uranium spot price reaches $16.20 per lb U3O8 (UxC)

• February 13, 2004: U.S. EPA raises concerns on United Nuclear's request to halt groundwater treatment at Church Rock uranium mill tailings (New Mexico)

• February 12, 2004: U.S. NRC releases Draft Assessment of the State of Utah's proposal seeking State regulation of uranium mills and tailings

• February 12, 2004: Pentagon testing German 20mm tungsten bullets

• February 11, 2004: U.S. NRC finds violation of criticality safety procedures at BWXT Lynchburg nuclear fuel plant (Virginia)

• February 11, 2004: Fence line problems worsen at Church Rock uranium mill tailings site (New Mexico)

• February 11, 2004: Metal thieves selling contaminated scrap metal from Kara Balta uranium mill (Kyrgyzstan)

• February 9, 2004: CNSC issues decommissioning licenses for Denison and Stanrock Mine Sites (Ontario)

• February 9, 2004: Construction of MOX fuel fabrication plant delayed (South Carolina)

• February 6, 2004: U.S. DOE releases Portsmouth Risk-Based End State Document Draft investigating cost saving options for plant cleanup (Ohio)

• February 6, 2004: Homestake granted 9-year extension of reclamation milestones for Grants uranium mill tailings site (New Mexico)

• February 6, 2004: U.S. NRC issues notice on opportunity to request a hearing on decommissioning plan for former Combustion Engineering Windsor nuclear fuel plant (Connecticut)

• February 5, 2004: Fewer than 10 British Gulf war troops had uranium poisoning

• February 5, 2004: U.S. Dept. of Commerce preliminarily determines reduced net countervailable subsidy rates for Urenco and Eurodif

• February 5, 2004: UK Gulf War veterans to abandon legal battle for compensation claims

• February 4, 2004: Pension award for British soldier's depleted uranium poisoning claim

• February 4, 2004: Saskatchewan continues to urge federal funding for cleanup of abandoned uranium mine sites

• February 4, 2004: Authorities trying to locate disseminated material from former St-Priest-la-Prugne uranium mine (France)

• February 4, 2004: U.S. NRC initiates public scoping process on Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for LES enrichment plant project (New Mexico)

• February 4, 2004: FBFC Romans nuclear fuel fabrication plant applies for capacity increase (France)

• February 2, 2004: U.S. EPA to enter into settlement agreement on Umetco Uravan Superfund site (Colorado)

• February 2, 2004: U.S. DOE to keep decision on fate of Atlas Moab tailings to itself until October (Utah)

• February 2, 2004: New site for proposed uranium mill being considered (Andhra Pradesh, India)

• January 31, 2004: U.S. NRC has no objections to relaxed groundwater standards for Lisbon mill site (Utah)

• January 30, 2004: U.S. NRC announces Notice of Hearing on LES license application for enrichment plant in New Mexico

• January 30, 2004: NCRP releases draft report on Risk Management in Decommissioning of Radioactively Contaminated Sites for comment

• January 29, 2004: U.S. DOE refuses financial support for Urizon's "USM Ore(TM)" proposal (downblending of enriched contaminated material for processing as alternate feed in uranium mill)

• January 29, 2004: Andhra Pradesh State Pollution Control Board says 'no' to uranium plant (India)

• January 28, 2004: Uranium spill at Comurhex Pierrelatte conversion plant (France)

• January 28, 2004: Cluff Lake decommissioning report open for public comment (Saskatchewan)

• January 28, 2004: Rössing uses decommissioning fund to keep mine operating (Namibia)

• January 27, 2004: U.S. DOC issues preliminary results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review for COGEMA/Eurodif

• January 27, 2004: U.S. NRC releases Environmental Assessment and issues Finding of No Significant Impact for USEC's centrifuge Lead Cascade Facility (Ohio)

• January 23, 2004: Former Uravan residents sue Umetco in suspected radiation-related illnesses (Colorado)

• January 21, 2004: Depleted uranium to be exported from USA to Canada as test material

• January 19, 2004: Meghalaya State Government calls for studies on Domiasiat uranium mine project (India)

• January 16, 2004: Navajo EPA raises concerns on migrating groundwater contaminant plume at Shiprock tailings site (New Mexico)

• January 16, 2004: Tracts of tiger reserve excised for uranium exploration (Andhra Pradesh, India)

• January 14, 2004: U.S. NRC approves PRI's Gas Hills uranium in-situ leach mine project (Wyoming)

• January 14, 2004: Federal minister says he will consider helping clean up abandoned Saskatchewan uranium mines (Canada)

• January 13, 2004: NFS receives second of three license amendments required for Blended Low-Enrichment Uranium (BLEU) project (Tennessee)

• January 2004: Survey of uranium in bottled mineral waters

• January 12, 2004: Uranium spot price reaches $15.00 per lb U3O8 (UxC)

• January 12, 2004: USEC selects Portsmouth, Ohio, as site for centrifuge enrichment plant

• January 9, 2004: CEA terminates laser-based uranium enrichment research (France)

• January 9, 2004: OSCE launches information campaign to raise local public awareness on Mailuu-Su uranium mill tailings hazards (Kyrgyzstan)

• January 8, 2004: Serious concerns raised on adequacy of financial guarantees provided for long-term management of Denison and Stanrock Mine Sites, Elliot Lake, Ontario

• January 8, 2004: CNSC approves Environmental Assessment Guidelines for proposed blending circuits for new type of CANDU fuel at Cameco's Port Hope plant, Ontario

• January 6, 2004: U.S. DOE issues second report on regulatory issues of Depleted Uranium use in civilian products

• January 6, 2004: Scientific study on Aktau tailings completed (Kazakhstan)

• January 5, 2004: ATSDR releases final version of Public Health Consultation finding no public health hazard from depleted uranium exposure at Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAAP), Middletown, Iowa

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