WISE Uranium Project: 2009 News Archive

(last updated 16 Mar 2010)

> See also: Uranium Mining Issues: 2009 Review

2009 NEWS

> for more recent news, see the 2010 News Archive

• December 31, 2009: NFS to temporarily shut down most operations at Erwin nuclear fuel plant during safety changes after incidents (Tennessee)

• December 31, 2009: International Isotopes Inc. submits license application for Lea County depleted uranium deconversion facility (New Mexico)

• December 30, 2009: Denison maintains that White Mesa mill is not the cause of excess nitrate and chloride concentrations found in groundwater at the mill site (Utah)

• December 30, 2009: Utah Radiation Control Board invites public comment on proposed rule requiring site performance assessment for depleted uranium disposal at Clive

• December 30, 2009: U.S. NRC approves acquisition of Christensen Ranch and Irigaray uranium in-situ leach mines by Uranium One Inc.

• December 30, 2009: Kazakhstan world's largest uranium producer in 2009

• December 29, 2009: CNSC extends exemptions for former Gunnar and Lorado uranium mine sites (Saskatchewan)

• December 29, 2009: Insufficient funding will halt cleanup at former Mydlovary uranium mill (Czech Republic)

• December 29, 2009: Large part of funds required for groundwater cleanup at former Stráž in situ leach uranium mine in 2010 allocated in last minute (Czech Republic)

• December 29, 2009: Report: Iran seeking to smuggle raw uranium from Kazakhstan

• December 29, 2009: Spanish Supreme Court confirms Euro 1 million fine for Enusa for negligence leading to inadvertent transport of nuclear fuel to the USA

• December 28, 2009: Public hearing held on proposed mining of Berezovoe uranium deposit (Russia)

• December 28, 2009: Cleanup of former Hunters Hill uranium mill site to include demolition of a building that was repeatedly declared safe (Australia)

• December 24, 2009: Depleted uranium oxide recovered from planned Lea County (New Mexico) deconversion plant to be disposed of at low level radwaste dump site

• December 23, 2009: CNSC releases regulatory document and guidance on nuclear criticality safety for comment (Canada)

• December 23, 2009: CNSC approves Cigar Lake uranium mine construction license renewal (Saskatchewan)

• December 22, 2009: Legislative proposal for new Mining Act brought before Finnish Parliament

• December 22, 2009: Russia to acquire foreign uranium assets

• December 21, 2009: India's need for uranium to grow 10-fold by 2020

• December 21, 2009: Mining license application filed for Etango uranium mine project, while feasibility study only just started (Namibia)

• December 21, 2009: Mitsubishi Corporation joins Areva with uranium exploration in Mongolia

• December 19, 2009: Protest held against depleted uranium shipment to Clive disposal site (Utah)

• December 18, 2009: Mine Unit 1 Data Package submitted for the Lost Creek Permit to Mine Application (Wyoming)

• December 18, 2009: Miner dies in rockfall accident at Rožná uranium mine (Czech Republic)

• December 18, 2009: Russia's first depleted uranium hexafluoride deconversion plant starts operation

• December 18, 2009: U.S. DOE agrees to suspend depleted uranium disposal at Clive (Utah)

• December 17, 2009: Closed-door consultation with regulators on proposed Centennial uranium in situ leach mine criticized (Colorado)

• December 17, 2009: USEC withdraws plan to transfer control of American Centrifuge plant to subsidiary (Ohio)

• December 16, 2009: Trade associations join opposition to uranium exploration at Lac Kachiwiss (Québec)

• December 15, 2009: General Atomics' subsidiary Rio Grande Resources Corp defers uranium mill project in Grants Mineral District by at least one year (New Mexico)

• December 15, 2009: McClean Lake mill to be shut down in mid-2010 (Saskatchewan)

• December 15, 2009: Utah asks U.S. DOE to halt depleted uranium shipment to Clive disposal site; DOE goes on unimpressed

• December 14, 2009: State awards contract for assessment of some abandoned uranium mines (New Mexico)

• December 14, 2009: JNFL postpones start of construction of Rokkasho-mura MOX fuel plant (Japan)

• December 14, 2009: Bannerman Resources proceeds with Definitive Feasibility Study for Etango uranium mine project (Namibia)

• December 13, 2009: Demonstration at Sept-Îles against uranium exploration and mining in Québec

• December 11, 2009: Terra Ventures Inc. puts uranium exploration at controversial Lac Kachiwiss project on hold (Québec)

• December 11, 2009: Québec to study effects of uranium exploration and mining on public health

• December 11, 2009: General Prosecutor's Office demands Mailuu-Suu local authorities to remedy violations at uranium tailings (Kyrgyzstan)

• December 11, 2009: Court to review Federal approval of Beverley Four Mile ISL uranium mine (South Australia)

• December 11, 2009: Development of Crocker Well uranium mine project not feasible (South Australia)

• December 10, 2009: CNSC holding unhearing on installation of berms at the outlet of the Halfmoon Wetland at the decommissioned Stanrock Mine near Elliot Lake, Ontario

• December 10, 2009: U.S. DOE ready to start shipments of depleted uranium for disposal in Utah, inspite of ongoing rulemaking process

• December 10, 2009: Uranium shortfall still idles India's nuclear power plants

• December 9, 2009: New NGO to monitor radiation at former uranium mine sites in the Limousin area (France)

• December 9, 2009: Government agencies sign Project Agreement on federal review of Midwest uranium mine project (Saskatchewan)

• December 9, 2009: First cascade of Georges Besse II centrifuge enrichment plant starts operation (France)

• December 8, 2009: Wyoming DEQ issues Notice of Violation to Cameco Resources for multiple failures at Highland ISL site

• December 8, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Notice of License Amendment Request for approval of Decommissioning Plan for Westinghouse Hematite nuclear fuel plant and Opportunity To Request a Hearing (Missouri)

• December 8, 2009: India and Russia sign civil nuclear agreement, ensuring nuclear fuel supply

• December 7, 2009: Survey still identifies elevated radiation levels around decommissioned Mounana uranium mine site (Gabon)

• December 7, 2009: U.S. NRC releases draft Supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for the Lost Creek uranium in-situ leach project for comment (Wyoming)

• December 7, 2009: U.S. NRC releases draft Supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for the Moore Ranch uranium in-situ leach project for comment (Wyoming)

• December 7, 2009: At Cherbourg (France), Greenpeace blocks train carrying depleted uranium hexafluoride destined for Russia

• December 7, 2009: Export of uranium-containing tailings from Indonesia to China taking place unregulated since 2005

• December 7, 2009: Uranium ore production commences at Daneros mine (Utah)

• December 4, 2009: Draft license for Palangana in-situ leach uranium project open for comment (Texas)

• December 4, 2009: U.S. NRC releases draft Supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for the Nichols Ranch uranium in-situ leach project for comment (Wyoming)

• December 4, 2009: Uranium mill tailings at vicinity properties still an issue at Grand Junction (Colorado)

• December 2, 2009: Romania to invest in uranium exploration in Angola

• December 2, 2009: Ukrainian President signs earlier vetoed law on social protection of population living near uranium ore processing plants

• December 2, 2009: Positive scoping study announced for Salamanca Uranium Project (Spain)

• December 2, 2009: Protest in Adelaide against expansion plans for Olympic Dam uranium mine (South Australia)

• December 1, 2009: Public hearings held on planned development of Lunnoye uranium/gold deposit (Yakutia, Russia)

• December 1, 2009: Ukrainian President confirms ban on privatization of Novokostiantynivske uranium ore field

• November 30, 2009: CNSC extends completion date for clean-up of former Earth Sciences uranium recovery plant in Calgary (Alberta)

• November 30, 2009: CNSC renews Waste Facility Operating Licence for former Beaverlodge uranium mine and mill site (Saskatchewan)

• November 30, 2009: Nunavut group launches uranium mining petition (Canada)

• November 30, 2009: Canada, India ink nuclear agreement

• November 28, 2009: Worker dies in blasting accident at Pulivendula uranium project (Andhra Pradesh, India)

• November 27, 2009: Nuclear Safety Authority condemns poor management of Areva/Comurhex Pierrelatte uranium conversion plant (France)

• November 27, 2009: Treatment plant inaugurated for processing of brines generated during groundwater restoration of former Stráž pod Ralskem uranium ISL site (Czech Republic)

• November 27, 2009: IAEA's board censures construction of enrichment plant in Iran

• November 27, 2009: IAEA governors approve first nuclear fuel bank plan

• November 27, 2009: Indigenous leader maintains protest against Yeelirrie uranium project (Western Australia)

• November 27, 2009: Malawi invites power firms to develop hydro power scheme for Kayelekera uranium mine

• November 26, 2009: Netherlands Parliament approves motion for a moratorium on depleted uranium weapons

• November 26, 2009: Greenpeace survey still finds excessive radiation levels in Niger's uranium mining towns

• November 25, 2009: Public comment invited on draft guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment of Former Lorado Mine Site Rehabilitation Project (Saskatchewan)

• November 24, 2009: Protest in Alice Springs against proposed uranium mine at Angela and Pamela deposits (Australia)

• November 20, 2009: Reclamation of Halde 278 legacy waste rock pile in Grünstädtel completed (Germany)

• November 19, 2009: U.S. EPA releases draft Underground Injection Control Permit for Dewey Burdock ISL uranium mine for comment (South Dakota)

• November 19, 2009: Public comment invited on Utah's revised proposal to impose additional conditions on depleted uranium disposal at Clive, until NRC's rulemaking process on DU disposal is completed

• November 19, 2009: Fire in UF6 cylinder sublimation station at NFS Erwin nuclear fuel plant (Tennessee)

• November 19, 2009: Public comment invited on cleanup of San Mateo Uranium Mine (New Mexico)

• November 19, 2009: Referral documents lodged for environmental assessment of Lake Maitland uranium project (Western Australia)

• November 19, 2009: Russo-Kazakhstani joint-venture plans another enrichment plant at Angarsk (Russia)

• November 19, 2009: Rosatom announces plans to increase Angarsk enrichment plant capacity by 50% - in view of international enrichment center project (Russia)

• November 18, 2009: Canada to allow uranium exports to India soon

• November 18, 2009: Application filed for Piñon Ridge uranium mill (Colorado)

• November 18, 2009: First commercial production from Mullaquana ISL project expected end 2011 (South Australia)

• November 17, 2009: Uranium mining to start in Bhima belt soon; civilian use of uranium produced not assured (Karnataka, India)

• November 17, 2009: Uranium-containing slurries detected in rainwater collection system of FBFC Romans nuclear fuel fabrication plant (France)

• November 17, 2009: South Africa in talks on nuclear trade with Non-NPT countries - despite prohibitions by Treaty of Pelindaba

• November 17, 2009: Treaty of Pelindaba prohibits African uranium exports to India

• November 16, 2009: U.S. NRC cites Cameco for failure to decommission in-situ leach mine units at Smith Ranch in time (Wyoming)

• November 16, 2009: ICRP releases statement on radon, revises risk coefficient

• November 16, 2009: Moratorium on uranium exploration in Québec denied (Canada)

• November 16, 2009: Groups sue BLM over reopening of Arizona 1 uranium mine near Grand Canyon (Arizona)

• November 13, 2009: ATSDR is no longer convinced that no health hazards exist from inadvertent DU ammunition use in Vieques (Puerto Rico)

• November 13, 2009: Excessive uranium levels found in urine of Westinghouse Västerås fuel facility workers (Sweden)

• November 12, 2009: Environmental Impact Study for Matoush uranium exploration project available (Québec)

• November 12, 2009: India's BARC and France's CEA cooperate on development of uranium recovery from desalination plant brines

• November 10, 2009: Utah Radiation Control Board to develop rules requiring site performance assessment for depleted uranium disposal at Clive

• November 10, 2009: Denison Mines Corp. announces production decision for Arizona 1 uranium deposit (Arizona)

• November 9, 2009: German translation available of ICRP's new fundamental Recommendations on radiological protection

• November 9, 2009: Urenco Almelo "temporarily" halts export of depleted uranium to Russia (Netherlands)

• November 9, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Draft Environmental Assessment for Exemption Request for the Lost Creek In-Situ Recovery Project (Wyoming)

• November 9, 2009: Cameco to invest into technology for uranium extraction from phosphoric acid (Florida)

• November 8, 2009: Former Andújar uranium mill workers give up struggle for recognition of ailments as professional diseases (Spain)

• November 7, 2009: Shallow landfill disposal of depleted uranium at Clive "absurd", geologists say (Utah)

• November 6, 2009: A$62 million grant awarded to geothermal power project at Beverley uranium mine (South Australia)

• November 6, 2009: U.S. NRC finds five apparent violations at GNF Wilmington nuclear fuel plant (North Carolina)

• November 6, 2009: Railroad Commission of Texas requests comments on proposed rulemaking on uranium exploration and surface mining

• November 6, 2009: Rössing releases Draft Social and Environmental Impact Assesmment Report for Sulphur Handling facility in the port of Walvis Bay (Namibia)

• November 6, 2009: MOX fuel lots mixed up at MELOX fuel fabrication plant (France)

• November 5, 2009: U.S. NRC clarifies position on licensing requirements for satellite facilities for existing uranium in situ leach operations

• November 5, 2009: Authorization for "super dump" tailings dam withdrawn (South Africa)

• November 5, 2009: Protection of Grand Canyon from mining urged, after nearly 100,000 supporting messages filed (Arizona)

• November 5, 2009: NamPower builds new Diesel-powered generator plant for uranium industry (Namibia)

• November 5, 2009: Meghalaya government suspends pre-mining development activities for uranium mine (India)

• November 4, 2009: Conservation group files complaint against zoning decision for Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill (Colorado)

• November 3, 2009: Cameco hopes to supply uranium to India

• November 2, 2009: Arizona governor objects to federal halt on new mining claims near Grand Canyon

• November 1, 2009: Monitoring data confirms uranium contamination from abandoned mines in the Wonderfonteinspruit catchment area (South Africa)

• October 30, 2009: Demonstration held in Sept-Îles against uranium exploration in Québec (Canada)

• October 30, 2009: State approves clean-up for closed Section 27 and JJ No.1/L-Bar uranium mines (New Mexico)

• October 30, 2009: U.S. NRC provides opportunity to request a hearing concerning acquisition of Christensen Ranch and Irigaray uranium in-situ leach mines by Uranium One Inc. (Wyoming)

• October 29, 2009: Australia exported 266 t U to China in 2008

• October 29, 2009: Paladin plans extension of Kayelekera uranium mine (Malawi)

• October 29, 2009: Paladin plans further massive expansion of Langer Heinrich uranium mine, including heap leaching (Namibia)

• October 29, 2009: Agitation against uranium mine project in Meghalaya suspended after talks offered by state government (India)

• October 28, 2009: Uranium One suspends licensing process for JAB and Antelope in situ leach uranium project (Wyoming)

• October 28, 2009: State government discloses details on transports of UF₆ and other nuclear material through Bremen (Germany)

• October 28, 2009: Areva's Trekkopje Project desalination plant ready for commissioning (Namibia)

• October 28, 2009: CNSC to hold public hearing on EA Screening of GE-Hitachi's proposal to add a Low Enriched Uranium Fuel Bundle Manufacturing Line at its Peterborough nuclear fuel facility (Ontario)

• October 28, 2009: Environmental application lodged for Wiluna open pit / alkaline heap leach uranium project (West Australia)

• October 27, 2009: License application for Juan Tafoya uranium mill project deferred by more than one year (New Mexico)

• October 27, 2009: UK NDA confirms that operations at Sellafield MOX Plant are to continue

• October 27, 2009: Permit application submitted for Roca Honda uranium mine (New Mexico)

• October 26, 2009: Agreement limits onsite storage of depleted uranium at Lea County deconversion plant project (New Mexico)

• October 25, 2009: Surplus enriched uranium found at Cadarache MOX fuel fabrication plant (France)

• October 23, 2009: U.S. NRC staff proposes imposition of $16,250 penalty for violations during decommissioning of Hematite nuclear fuel plant (Missouri)

• October 23, 2009: Malawi government ignorant of uranium tonnage exported by Paladin's Kayelekera mine

• October 23, 2009: Public comment invited on Utah's proposal to impose additional conditions on depleted uranium disposal at Clive, until NRC's rulemaking process on DU disposal is completed - cancelled

• October 23, 2009: Dewatering of flooded Cigar Lake uranium mine project has resumed (Saskatchewan)

• October 23, 2009: Nichols Ranch in situ leach uranium mine project receives first construction permit (Wyoming)

• October 22, 2009: Agencies start joint effort for assessments of legacy uranium mines and milling activities in the Grants Mineral Belt (New Mexico)

• October 21, 2009: Depleted uranium contamination footprint in soil traced kilometers from former National Lead Inc. Colonie site, Albany, New York

• October 21, 2009: Loss of criticality safety controls at Areva Richland nuclear fuel plant (Washington)

• October 21, 2009: General strike in support of Jaduguda uranium mine workers (Jharkhand, India)

• October 21, 2009: Kayelekera mine starts exporting uranium (Malawi)

• October 21, 2009: Areva on the passing lane again, now with Swaqa uranium mine project in Jordan

• October 21, 2009: Violent incidents mark second road blockade against proposed uranium mine in Meghalaya (India)

• October 20, 2009: Preliminary results of probe into tailings leak at Ranger uranium mine not made public (Australia)

• October 19, 2009: Fuel manufacture from reprocessed uranium under consideration for Springfields nuclear fuel plant (United Kingdom)

• October 19, 2009: Depleted uranium hexafluoride leak from corroded legacy cylinder demonstrates urgency for tails disposition at Sellafield Ltd's Capenhurst site (United Kingdom)

• October 19, 2009: Application for Mining Lease lodged over Dawson-Hinkler uranium deposit near Wiluna (Western Australia)

• October 19, 2009: Prefeasibility study commissioned for Kurišková uranium deposit (Slovakia)

• October 19, 2009: Kazakhstan to export enriched uranium

• October 19, 2009: Government office set on fire in Shillong, Meghalaya (India)

• October 18, 2009: Union minister asks state government to seek consent of indigenous people for uranium mine project in Meghalaya (India)

• October 18, 2009: Moab tailings relocation suspended after truck accident (Utah)

• October 17, 2009: Comments invited on Colorado's proposed regulations for groundwater protection at in situ leach uranium mine sites

• October 16, 2009: Referral submitted for Beverley North Extension to the Beverley in situ leach uranium mine (South Australia)

• October 16, 2009: CNSC issues license for Long-Term Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management (LTWM) Project in Port Hope, Ontario

• October 15, 2009: German Greens demand return of residues left from re-enrichment of Urenco's depleted uranium in Russia

• October 15, 2009: Rössing expects to produce 4,000 t uranium per year until 2023 (Namibia)

• October 15, 2009: Mining license approved for Chirundu uranium mine project (Zambia)

• October 15, 2009: ASN suspends dismantling work at Cadarache MOX fuel fabrication plant for undeclared criticality hazard (France)

• October 15, 2009: Prefeasibility study commenced on Sheep Mountain uranium deposit (Wyoming)

• October 15, 2009: UN envoy asks government to seek consent of indigenous people before starting uranium mining in Meghalaya (India)

• October 15, 2009: Night road blockade against proposed uranium mine in Meghalaya (India)

• October 14, 2009: Initiative plans ballot initiative for temporary ban on uranium mining and processing in Michigan

• October 14, 2009: State government discloses more details on transports of UF₆ and other nuclear material through Hamburg (Germany)

• October 14, 2009: Exports of depleted uranium from Germany to Russia finally have ceased

• October 14, 2009: String of incidents prompts investigation at Cameco Port Hope conversion plant (Ontario)

• October 14, 2009: Agreement signed on relocation of 107 households for Mutanga uranium mine (Zambia)

• October 14, 2009: Pit wall instability causes interruptions to operations at Ranger mine (Australia)

• October 13, 2009: TVEL wants to build nuclear fuel plant in the Czech Republic

• October 13, 2009: Nova Scotia government plans legislative ban on uranium mining (Canada)

• October 13, 2009: Updated Czech Energy Concept promotes resumption of uranium mining

• October 13, 2009: WildHorse signs cooperation agreement with Mecsek-Öko and Mecsekérc for restart of uranium mining in Hungary

• October 13, 2009: India plans nuclear fuel plant at Rawatbhata (Rajasthan)

• October 13, 2009: U.S. NRC announces Opportunity To Request a Hearing concerning indirect change of ownership for Split Rock uranium mill tailings site (Wyoming)

• October 12, 2009: Areva's Georges-Besse II uranium enrichment plant will dispose of section to enrich recycled uranium (France)

• October 12, 2009: Enrichment of French recycled uranium at Seversk enrichment plant (Russia)

• October 9, 2009: Tajikistan now concerned over safety of tailings dumps rather than development of uranium deposits, President of the Academy of Sciences says

• October 9, 2009: CNSC to hold hearing on extension of exemptions for former Gunnar and Lorado mine sites (Saskatchewan)

• October 9, 2009: Kyrgyzstan has not properly addressed hazards of abandoned uranium tailings, UN Special Rapporteur finds

• October 9, 2009: West Australia government denies possibility of public inquiry into Yeelirrie uranium mine project; extends consultation period

• October 9, 2009: Proposed processing of Gauteng acid mine drainage into drinking water draws opposition (South Africa)

• October 9, 2009: Picketing against uranium project paralyses government functioning in Meghalaya (India)

• October 8, 2009: Strike halts production at Jaduguda uranium mine (Jharkhand, India)

• October 8, 2009: Fourth death this year at Paladin's Kayelekera mine (Malawi)

• October 8, 2009: Breakdown of ore haulage system might seriously affect Olympic Dam mine production (Australia)

• October 7, 2009: Public comment invited on incomplete draft Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Etango uranium mine project: huge open pit with acid heap leaching planned (Namibia)

• October 7, 2009: Areva signs agreement with Mongolia

• October 7, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for change in exemptions granted for disposal of Oak Ridge enrichment plant demolition waste at Clive, Utah, radwaste disposal site

• October 7, 2009: Thousands attend rally at Motphran against proposed uranium mine in Meghalaya (India)

• October 7, 2009: Notice of Intention to submit license application filed for Ross uranium in situ leach project (Wyoming)

• October 6, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Notice of Opportunity to Request a Hearing on the License Renewal Application from Nuclear Fuel Services, Erwin (Tennessee)

• October 6, 2009: Kazatomprom and Areva set up nuclear fuel joint venture

• October 5, 2009: Positive Pre-Feasibility Study on Reno Creek ISL Uranium Project (Wyoming)

• October 4, 2009: Feasibility study for Areva-Jordanian JV uranium mine and mill to be completed by end 2009

• October 2, 2009: Uranium-rich copper ore stockpile at Lumwana mine reaches almost 2 million t; processing still not assured (Zambia)

• October 2, 2009: Rally in New Delhi against nuclear power and uranium mining (India)

• October 2, 2009: Nuclear fuel pellets missing from WEC Columbia nuclear fuel plant (South Carolina)

• October 2, 2009: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment underway for Etango uranium mine project (Namibia)

• October 1, 2009: Insufficient funding jeopardizes groundwater restoration at former Stráž ISL site (Czech Republic)

• October 1, 2009: Danville Regional Foundation pursues independent regional analysis of the socioeconomic impacts of uranium mining and milling (Virginia)

• October 1, 2009: U.S. DOE officials developing "aggressive solutions" for groundwater remediation at Atlas Moab uranium mill tailings site (Utah)

• October 1, 2009: Drilling resumes at controversial Kurišková uranium deposit (Slovakia)

• October 1, 2009: Thousands attend rally at Mairang against proposed uranium mine in Meghalaya (India)

• September 30, 2009: CEAA announces availability of funding to participate in the Environmental Assessment of underground exploration of Matoush Project (Québec)

• September 30, 2009: Montrose County Commissioners approve conditional use permit for Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill (Colorado)

• September 30, 2009: First shipment of uranium from Olympic Dam mine (Australia) to China

• September 30, 2009: Areva to close Lynchburg nuclear fuel plant (Virginia)

• September 29, 2009: ONGC zeroes in on Assam site for uranium exploration (India)

• September 29, 2009: New West Australia government isses first uranium lease for Lake Maitland project

• September 27, 2009: First centrifuge installed at Urenco's New Mexico enrichment plant project

• September 26, 2009: Traditional Khasi outfit criticises Meghalaya government's approval of pre-development projects for proposed uranium mine (India)

• September 26, 2009: Leaking Tuba City dump finally getting federal attention (Arizona)

• September 26, 2009: Chinese-owned smelter processing Lumwana copper concentrate rejected by another smelter for uranium contamination (Zambia)

• September 26, 2009: Heathgate Resources proposes to build uranium conversion plant at its Beverley uranium mine (South Australia)

• September 25, 2009: Iran assists Venezuela with search for uranium deposits

• September 25, 2009: Canada and Kazakhstan agree nuclear cooperation

• September 25, 2009: U.S. BLM halts increase in mining at Sunday uranium mine, demands collection of more site data (Colorado)

• September 25, 2009: Ukraine government endorses nuclear fuel program, including development of Novokonstantinovsk uranium mine and mill and construction of nuclear fuel assembly production plant

• September 25, 2009: Iran reveals existence of second uranium enrichment plant

• September 25, 2009: In view of dust storms, BHP Billiton told to address dust risks from Olympic Dam uranium mine expansion (South Australia)

• September 24, 2009: Aboriginal ecology to be included in assessments (West Australia)

• September 23, 2009: Enhancement of radiation dose around small uranium particles in the human body found to be much smaller than previously claimed

• September 23, 2009: U.S. NRC issues final Regulatory Issue Summary on Pre-Licensing Construction Activities at Proposed Uranium Recovery Facilities

• September 23, 2009: Underground natural gas storage planned in Rožná uranium mine after forthcoming closure (Czech Republic)

• September 23, 2009: State government discloses more details on transports of UF₆ and other nuclear material through Hamburg (Germany)

• September 23, 2009: Students stage sit-in demonstration against uranium mining in Meghalaya (India)

• September 23, 2009: Human rights activist sentenced to one year imprisonment for releasing report on illicit mining at Shinkolobwe (DR Congo)

• September 22, 2009: Umetco requests dismissal of unfavourable groundwater monitoring results at former Gas Hills uranium mill site (Wyoming)

• September 22, 2009: Australian company considers heap leaching of lignite for uranium in North Dakota

• September 22, 2009: Utah rejects moratorium on disposal of depleted uranium

• September 22, 2009: WHO reduces radon limit in homes by factor of 10

• September 21, 2009: Uzbekistan plans to auction seven uranium deposits

• September 21, 2009: Commissioning of Beverley Four Mile Uranium ISL Project delayed due to pending registration of Native Title Mining Agreement (South Australia)

• September 20, 2009: Malawi's draft uranium regulations "essentially a self-regulation system"

• September 18, 2009: NGO workshop on uranium mining in central Africa issues declaration

• September 18, 2009: EU plans to exempt nuclear fuel processing from carbon dioxide emissions trading scheme

• September 18, 2009: Report recommends stricter controls for mining in sensitive areas (Namibia)

• September 18, 2009: Students protest against uranium mining in Meghalaya (India)

• September 18, 2009: Worker dies in fall-of-ground accident at Ezulwini mine (South Africa)

• September 17, 2009: Referral submitted for Oban in situ leach uranium mine (South Australia)

• September 17, 2009: Cameco cuts 79 jobs at Port Hope fuel manufacturing plant due to two-week strike (Ontario)

• September 16, 2009: Hualapai Tribe renews ban on uranium mining (Arizona)

• September 16, 2009: Rep. Matheson asks Energy Department to halt depleted uranium shipments to Utah disposal site

• September 15, 2009: Majority against upgrading of uranium in Saskatchewan

• September 15, 2009: Romania wants to buy uranium from Kazakhstan

• September 14, 2009: DOE raises concern over likely future exceedance of proposed relaxed groundwater standards at Split Rock uranium mill tailings site (Wyoming), requests further relaxation...

• September 14, 2009: India signs uranium supply agreement with Mongolia

• September 14, 2009: Tanzania approves Mkuju River and Manyoni uranium mine projects - even before pre-feasibility studies completed

• September 14, 2009: CNSC invites public comment on Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) Screening Report for proposed Low Enriched Uranium Fuel Bundle Production Project at GE Hitachi's Peterborough nuclear fuel facility (Ontario)

• September 11, 2009: Exposure to depleted uranium in 1991 Gulf War killed UK soldier - inquest rules

• September 11, 2009: Uranium royalty changes in the Northern Territory 'will exploit Aboriginals' (Australia)

• September 10, 2009: Radioactive Material License precludes further disposal of depleted uranium at WCS site in Texas

• September 10, 2009: CNNC to open uranium mine in Xinjiang (China)

• September 10, 2009: Less uranium than expected left in Rožná uranium mine (Czech Republic)

• September 10, 2009: Atomredmetzoloto, Areva to negotiate on joint uranium projects in Namibia

• September 9, 2009: Westinghouse in discussions on takeover of Springfields nuclear fuel fabrication plant (United Kingdom)

• September 9, 2009: Widespread presence of technetium-99 could slow demolition of former Oak Ridge enrichment plant, raise cost (Tennessee)

• September 8, 2009: Cameco seeks approval for Millennium uranium mine project (Saskatchewan)

• September 8, 2009: Whistleblower speaks out against methods once used by Uranium Resources Inc. at Kingsville Dome uranium in situ leach mine (Texas)

• September 8, 2009: Groups to sue BLM over reopening of Arizona 1 uranium mine near Grand Canyon (Arizona)

• September 8, 2009: Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment announced for Michelin Uranium Project (Labrador)

• September 8, 2009: Namibian police seizes 170 kg of stolen uranium

• September 8, 2009: Chinese company to acquire interest in Bigrlyi uranium deposit (Australia)

• September 7, 2009: U.S. EPA and plaintiffs reach agreement on review and possible revision of radon emission standard for operating uranium mill tailings

• September 6, 2009: Protest at abandoned Cunha Baixa uranium mine (Portugal)

• September 2009: Installation of photovoltaic panels planned on embankment of Dolní Rožinká uranium mill tailings dam (Czech Republic)

• September 4, 2009: 100,000 signatures for petition against uranium mining in Slovakia

• September 4, 2009: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC seeks exemptions to dispose of Hematite (Missouri) fuel plant decommissioning waste at non-NRC-licensed disposal facility in Idaho (Period to request a hearing extended)

• September 4, 2009: Indian company to explore for uranium in Namibia

• September 4, 2009: Nunn passes resolution opposing Centennial uranium in situ leach project (Colorado)

• September 3, 2009: Environmental group demands reclamation of Wismut's abandoned legacy sites in Thuringia (Germany)

• September 3, 2009: U.S. NRC invites public comment on revision of fuel cycle oversight program

• September 3, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Lost Creek In-Situ Leach Project (Wyoming)

• September 3, 2009: U.S. willing to share technical know-how on uranium mining with India

• September 2, 2009: Pluralist expert group releases third report on uranium mill tailings deposits in Limousin area (France)

• September 1, 2009: Air-quality permit issued for Arizona 1 mine (Arizona)

• September 1, 2009: Discharge permits issued for Pinenut and Canyon mines (Arizona)

• September 1, 2009: TCEQ issues further draft permits for Goliad in-situ leach uranium mine (Texas)

• August, 2009: Public comment invited on Environmental Impact Statement and Resettlement Action Plan for Mutanga and Dibwe uranium mine project (Zambia)

• August 31, 2009: 41 potential mines might supply uranium ore to proposed Piñon Ridge uranium mill (Colorado)

• August 31, 2009: Startup date of new sulfuric acid production plant in Kazakhstan deferred further

• August 31, 2009: CNSC resumes hearing on license renewal for decommissioned Beaverlodge mine and mill site (Saskatchewan)

• August 31, 2009: CNSC invites public comment on requested Cigar Lake license amendment (Saskatchewan)

• August 31, 2009: India, Namibia sign uranium supply deal

• August 29, 2009: Pakistan to develop Shanawah in situ leach uranium project

• August 28, 2009: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality invites public comment on draft Production Area Authorization for Production Area 1 at the Goliad uranium in situ leach project

• August 28, 2009: U.S. EPA continues to have environmental concerns about NRC's Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for in situ leach uranium recovery operations

• August 27, 2009: State regulator seeks public comment on proposed modifications to White Mesa mill groundwater permit (Utah)

• August 27, 2009: Ukraine wants uranium cooperation with Russia

• August 27, 2009: India, Namibia to sign pact for mineral development

• August 26, 2009: After decades, reclamation of Lamprecht uranium ISL mine still imcomplete (Texas)

• August 26, 2009: Protests against presumably last depleted uranium export from Germany to Russia

• August 26, 2009: Sparton and NuCoal to evaluate NuCoal's Saskatchewan coal holdings for germanium and uranium

• August 25, 2009: Acquisition of Valencia mine project's owner by DR Congo conglomerate terminated

• August 25, 2009: Russia and Mongolia form uranium mining joint venture to develop Dornod uranium mine (Mongolia)

• August 24, 2009: Appeals Court grants request for review of earlier ruling upholding EPA decision that the proposed Churchrock ISL uranium mine in New Mexico is on American Indian land

• August 24, 2009: Meghalaya to lease land for UCIL's developmental works

• August 24, 2009: Draft feasibility study for the construction of a second desalination plant in Namibia available for comment

• August 24, 2009: Preliminary planning consent granted for Urenco Capenhurst tails de-conversion plant project, United Kingdom

• August 24, 2009: Powertech requests permission to change original water-quality information for the proposed Centennial mine site while uranium is being mined [!] (Colorado)

• August 24, 2009: South Australian Government demands BHP Billiton to address environmental concerns before Olympic Dam mine expansion

• August 22, 2009: Farmers oppose use of farmland for "super-dump" of Gold Fields' and Rand Uranium Co's tailings reprocessing projects (South Africa)

• August 21, 2009: Appeals Court dismisses claims by former Uravan residents who sued Umetco in suspected radiation-related illnesses (Colorado)

• August 21, 2009: Russia, Ecuador strike deal on nuclear power cooperation, including uranium mining

• August 21, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Moore Ranch uranium in-situ leach project (Wyoming)

• August 21, 2009: Traditional Owner challenges Four Mile in-situ leach uranium mine project (South Australia)

• August 20, 2009: U.S. NRC approves extension of the period of groundwater restoration at Crow Butte in situ leach mine (Nebraska)

• August 20, 2009: U.S. NRC announces workshops on rulemaking for near-surface disposal of depleted uranium

• August 20, 2009: Predemolition work begins at former Oak Ridge enrichment plant (Tennessee)

• August 19, 2009: U.S. NRC denies Areva NP's request to withhold Advanced Notifications of Export Shipments from public disclosure

• August 19, 2009: CNSC approves Environmental Assessment Screening Report for Port Granby waste management facility (Ontario)

• August 19, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for unrestricted release of Army Research Laboratory Range 14, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

• August 18, 2009: U.S. NRC requires improvements at Paducah enrichment plant (Kentucky)

• August 18, 2009: Eminent scientists warn of "mind-blowing" health risk from Olympic Dam mine expansion (South Australia)

• August 17, 2009: Global Witness calls for immediate release of Congo human rights activist

• August 17, 2009: First stage of reclamation of Koshkar-Ata uranium mill tailings completed (Kazakhstan)

• August 14, 2009: Urenco's New Mexico enrichment plant to generate 8,422 t of depleted uranium hexafluoride waste per year

• August 14, 2009: New policy requires proven mine claims for approval of uranium exploration at Grand Canyon (Arizona)

• August 14, 2009: Areva considers trucking ore from McArthur River mine to keep McClean Lake mill operating (Saskatchewan)

• August 14, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Antelope and JAB Uranium Project (Wyoming)

• August 13, 2009: Northern Territory Government invites public comment on Draft EIS Guidelines for heap leach facility at Ranger Uranium Mine (Australia)

• August 13, 2009: U.S. NRC releases Draft Long-Term Surveillance Plan for the Gas Hills East (UMTRCA Title II) Disposal Site

• August 13, 2009: Uranium mining puts Western Colorado tourism economy at risk, report finds

• August 13, 2009: 2019 deadline for completion of Moab uranium tailings relocation becoming realistic, if additonal funding is provided (Utah)

• August 13, 2009: Demonstrations in Helsinki and Tampere against uranium mining in Lapland (Finland)

• August 13, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Notice of Opportunity for Hearing on U.S. Army Installation Command license application for possession of residual depleted uranium at Schofield Barracks and Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing

• August 12, 2009: Athabasca Regional Government challenges license renewal for McClean Lake mine and mill (Saskatchewan)

• August 12, 2009: Westinghouse issues Decommissioning Plan for Hematite nuclear fuel plant (Missouri)

• August 12, 2009: U.S. NRC staff releases Final Environmental Assessment for the processing of third-party resin at Cameco Resources' Smith Ranch - Highland in-situ leach mine (Wyoming)

• August 12, 2009: Powertech resubmits license application for Dewey-Burdock in-situ leach project (South Dakota)

• August 12, 2009: Additional funding required for reclamation of Wismut legacy sites (Germany)

• August 11, 2009: Ore from last uranium boom still scattered on Colorado land

• August 10, 2009: National Park Service seeks public comment on Project Scoping for an Environmental Assessment for a plan to correct health and safety hazards at abandoned mine lands in four National Parks in Arizona

• August 10, 2009: NGOs oppose proposal to exempt the uranium mining areas in Mawthabah from the purview of the Land Transfer Act (Meghalaya, India)

• August 10, 2009: Geophysical surveying at Screech Lake Project begins with aboriginal consent (Northwest Territories, Canada)

• August 10, 2009: Uranium One Inc. to acquire Christensen Ranch and Irigaray uranium in-situ leach mines (Wyoming)

• August 9, 2009: Algeria launches uranium prospecting licences process in Tamanrasset area

• August 8, 2009: Sellafield's rejected MOX fuel to be reprocessed in France

• August 7, 2009: Baden-Württemberg State MP demands shifting of uranium hexafluoride transports from road to rail (Germany)

• August 7, 2009: U.S. DOE to use depleted uranium for downblending and disposal of uranium-233

• August 7, 2009: Balloon protest over Olympic Dam mine expansion (South Australia)

• August 7, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Confirmatory Order regarding falsifications at Westinghouse Electric Company's Columbia nuclear fuel facility (South Carolina)

• August 6, 2009: Next blow for Powertech: South Dakota finds application for UIC permit at Dewey-Burdock ISL mine incomplete

• August 6, 2009: Russia signs agreement with Turkey on nuclear cooperation, including uranium prospection and mining

• August 6, 2009: Feasibility study for Gold Fields' Witswatersrand tailings recovery project commenced (South Africa)

• August 6, 2009: Traditional owners raise concerns over proposed uranium mining in Western Australia

• August 6, 2009: Parliamentary committee recommends different site be found for desalination plant needed for the planned expansion of the Olympic Dam mine (South Australia)

• August 5, 2009: Urenco Almelo enrichment plant applies for capacity increase to 4.95 million SWU per year (Netherlands)

• August 5, 2009: More depleted uranium to be disposed in Utah, while state still ponders moratorium

• August 5, 2009: Kayelekera uranium exports to start September 2009 (Malawi)

• August 5, 2009: U.S. NRC invites comment on revision to NUREG-1520, "Standard Review Plan for the Review of a License Application for a Fuel Cycle Facility" - comment period extended

• August 5, 2009: Moratorium on new exploration licenses not to be lifted before 2010 (Namibia)

• August 5, 2009: U.S. NRC releases Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Nichols Ranch ISR Project (Wyoming)

• August 4, 2009: State invites public comment on proposed license for deep disposal wells at Smith Ranch/Highland ISL mine (Wyoming)

• August 4, 2009: Appeal filed against the positive authorisation for the Buffelsfontein tailings recovery project (South Africa)

• August 4, 2009: More than 200 NGOs press Kabila to release president of human rights association who was arrested for releasing report on illicit mining at Shinkolobwe (DR Congo)

• August 3, 2009: Final phase of flooding begins at Wismut's Königstein underground/ISL mine (Germany)

• August 3, 2009: Preliminary cost estimate shows viability of large Rössing South uranium mine project (Namibia)

• August 2, 2009: India to achieve uranium self-sufficiency by 2013

• August 2, 2009: UF6 truck overturns and catches fire in Summers County, West Virginia

• August 1, 2009: Villagers stop uranium exploration, as livestock dies after consumption of borehole water (Andhra Pradesh, India)

• July 31, 2009: Activists fight for retraction of permit issued for Daneros uranium mine (Utah)

• July 30, 2009: Environment minister and Nuclear Safety Authority demand prefects to take care of old uranium mines (France)

• July 30, 2009: Environmental impacts of coal mining for electricity supply to uranium mines (Niger)

• July 30, 2009: GLE starts "test loop" at laser isotope separation enrichment demonstration facility project in Wilmington (North Carolina)

• July 30, 2009: Moab uranium mill tailings relocation picks up speed (Utah)

• July 30, 2009: Canada and Libya sign agreement for nuclear cooperation, including uranium mining

• July 30, 2009: Depleted uranium at Pohakuloa Training Area, Big Island, Hawaii, not a public risk, U.S. Army says

• July 30, 2009: Nuclear Regulator maintains that groundwater near Ezeiza nuclear center is not contaminated (Argentina)

• July 30, 2009: Grass cover turns former uranium mine into 'natural oxygen bar' [!] (China)

• July 29, 2009: Abandoned Kitwe uranium mill tailings to be relocated for safe disposal (Zambia)

• July 29, 2009: Olympic Dam expansion would counteract South Australia's greenhouse gas emission reduction target

• July 28, 2009: Kyrgyzstan expects Belorussian participation in development of uranium deposits

• July 28, 2009: U.S. EPA settlement requires United Nuclear Corporation to clean up additional soil released from Northeast Church Rock Mine (New Mexico)

• July 28, 2009: U.S. Government denies loan guarantee for American Centrifuge Plant project in Piketon, Ohio; USEC initiates "demobilization"

• July 27, 2009: Energy Solutions proposes temporary license condition for imminent disposal of depleted uranium at Clive (Utah)

• July 27, 2009: Uganda forms Atomic Energy Council to regulate future uranium industry

• July 26, 2009: President of human rights association arrested for releasing report on illicit mining at Shinkolobwe (DR Congo)

• July 25, 2009: Reportable event at Gronau uranium enrichment plant (Germany)

• July 24, 2009: Depleted uranium hexafluoride leak from corroded legacy cylinder demonstrates urgency for tails disposition policy at Sellafield Ltd's Capenhurst site (United Kingdom)

• July 24, 2009: Security guard falsified access authorization forms at AREVA NP Inc. Richland nuclear fuel plant (Washington)

• July 24, 2009: Tanzania to develop uranium deposits

• July 24, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Notice of Hearing for Areva's License Application for Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility, Idaho

• July 24, 2009: U.S. NRC extends comment period on scope of Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed GE-Hitachi uranium enrichment facility in Wilmington (North Carolina)

• July 23, 2009: Roca Honda mine and mill project in New Mexico to become partly Chinese-owned?

• July 23, 2009: Erongo Region faces serious water shortage; Rössing and Langer Heinrich uranium mines temporarily without water (Namibia)

• July 22, 2009: CNSC approves 10-year license renewal for Cluff Lake decommissioning (Saskatchewan)

• July 22, 2009: Anti-uranium protesters rally at Global Uranium Conference in Freemantle (West Australia)

• July 22, 2009: Russia and Brazil sign memorandum on nuclear cooperation, including uranium exploration

• July 21, 2009: Volume II of UNSCEAR 2006 Report published

• July 21, 2009: Company files claim to seek compensation of damages caused by uranium moratorium imposed in British Columbia

• July 21, 2009: German Bundeswehr manual challenges US and UK denials over depleted uranium use in Afghanistan

• July 21, 2009: Areva open to Georges-Besse II uranium enrichment plant investors - report (France)

• July 20, 2009: U.S. Government pulls land near Grand Canyon from mining (Arizona)

• July 20, 2009: Newmont Exploration Ltd. identified as responsible for clean-up of abandoned Bokan Mountain uranium mine (Alaska)

• July 20, 2009: INB to sign contract with private partner for mining of Santa Quitéria uranium/phosphate deposit (Brazil)

• July 20, 2009: Commencement of bankable feasibility study announced for Letlhakane uranium project (Botswana)

• July 18, 2009: Toxic and radioactive mine water poses health nightmare for up to 1000 residents in informal settlements near Johannesburg (South Africa)

• July 17, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Draft Regulatory Guide for comment: Standard format and content of license applications for plutonium processing and fuel fabrication facilities

• July 16, 2009: U.S. EPA extends comment period for North East Church Rock mine cleanup plan (New Mexico)

• July 16, 2009: Alert over potential criticality issue after discharge of highly enriched uranium at B&W in Lynchburg nuclear fuel plant (Virginia)

• July 16, 2009: Navajo president reaffirms tribal ban on uranium mining to mark 30th anniversary of Church Rock uranium mill tailings spill (New Mexico)

• July 16, 2009: Environmental activist Sun Xiaodi sentenced to two years of Reeducation-Through-Labor; daughter to year-and-a-half (China)

• July 16, 2009: Japan and Mongolia sign agreement on joint uranium mine development

• July 16, 2009: ERA receives Northern Territory approval for exploration decline at Ranger 3 Deeps (Australia)

• July 15, 2009: Approval of Four Mile mine is in breach of Aboriginal heritage protection regulations, traditional owners say (Australia)

• July 15, 2009: Khan Resources Inc.'s Dornod exploration licenses suspended due to purported violations (Mongolia)

• July 15, 2009: Western Prospector's exploration licenses in Mongolia further suspended due to purported violations

• July 14, 2009: USGS presents study of groundwater restoration at uranium in-situ leach mines in south Texas

• July 14, 2009: Cameco releases reports on environmental impacts of Port Hope plant (Ontario)

• July 14, 2009: Operation of Four Mile ISL uranium mine approved by Federal Environment Minister (Australia)

• July 13, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Regulatory Issue Summary on determining effective dose equivalent from external radiation exposures

• July 13, 2009: CNSC releases Environmental Assessment Guidelines for Cameco's proposed Port Hope "Vision 2010" Decommissioning Project (Ontario)

• July 13, 2009: Urenco approves construction of tails de-conversion plant and tails oxide store at Capenhurst enrichment plant (United Kingdom)

• July 13, 2009: Mintails Ltd. submits EIA for West Rand tailings reclamation / reprocessing project (South Africa)

• July 13, 2009: U.S. EPA plans to develop rule on financial assurance requirements for hardrock mining industry

• July 12, 2009: Human rights association ASADHO/Katanga issues report on the history of illicit mining at Shinkolobwe (DR Congo)

• July 11, 2009: USEC Portsmouth enrichment plant damaged in storm (Ohio)

• July 10, 2009: U.S. NRC staff finds no problem with groundwater impacts of existing in-situ leach uranium mines

• July 10, 2009: Environmental activist Sun Xiaodi and daughter face Reeducation-Through-Labor (China)

• July 10, 2009: CNSC discloses Canadian inventories and use of depleted uranium

• July 10, 2009: Toxic water filling abandoned Randfontein gold/uranium mines may reach surface (South Africa)

• July 9, 2009: South Australia issues proposed Mining Act amendments for comment

• July 9, 2009: Innus oppose uranium exploration at lac Kachiwiss; environmental violations found at exploration site (Québec)

• July 8, 2009: Belgian parliament votes unanimously to ban depleted uranium weapon investments

• July 8, 2009: Cleanup of 1954 Lengenfeld uranium mill tailings spill finally to start (Germany)

• July 8, 2009: At BHP Billiton's head office, protesters demand public inquiry into Yeelirrie uranium mine project (West Australia)

• July 8, 2009: Cleanup of DU firing range at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant almost complete (Missouri)

• July 6, 2009: U.S. DOE issues document describing process for assuming perpetual responsibility for a closed uranium mill tailings site

• July 6, 2009: USEC is preparing "demobilization plans" for the American Centrifuge Plant in case it won't receive loan guarantee (Ohio)

• July 6, 2009: Jordan completes draft uranium mining bylaw

• July 5, 2009: CNNC expects to deliver first uranium from Jordan in 2010

• July 5, 2009: Feasibility study for Areva-Jordanian JV uranium mine and mill to be completed by end 2010

• July 5, 2009: Swiss reprocessed uranium transferred to Eastern Europe for use as inferior quality fuel in old RBMK-1000 reactors

• July 3, 2009: Uranium-rich copper ore stockpiled at Lumwana copper mine for potential later processing (Zambia)

• July 3, 2009: Cargo vessel carrying uranium collides with chemical tanker off Swedish and Danish coasts

• July 3, 2009: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC seeks exemptions to dispose of Hematite (Missouri) fuel plant decommissioning waste at non-NRC-licensed disposal facility in Idaho

• July 2, 2009: Ur-Energy Inc. submits exemption request to allow pre-license construction at Lost Creek In-Situ Uranium Project (Wyoming)

• July 2, 2009: Former Greenland premier becomes chairman of mining company that plans to extract uranium in Greenland

• July 2, 2009: Montrose County Planning Commission approves permit application for Piñon Ridge uranium mill (Colorado)

• July 2, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for partial remediation of CE Windsor nuclear fuel plant (Connecticut)

• July 2, 2009: Final phase of flooding begins at Wismut's Schlema underground mines (Germany)

• July 1, 2009: GLE submits license application for commercial laser technology uranium enrichment plant in Wilmington (North Carolina)

• June 30, 2009: U.S. EPA to review its Health and Environmental Standards for Uranium and Thorium Milling Facilities (40 CFR 192)

• June 30, 2009: CNSC approves licence renewal for McClean Lake and Midwest (Saskatchewan)

• June 30, 2009: Karnataka village opposes land requisition for uranium mine (India)

• June 30, 2009: Paladin approves further expansion of Langer Heinrich uranium mine (Namibia)

• June 29, 2009: Erosion found at Sohio L-Bar uranium mill tailings site (New Mexico)

• June 29, 2009: UxC's Uranium month-end spot price: $52.00 per lb U₃O₈ (UxC)

• June 29, 2009: Denison Mines Corp. may start uranium mining in Zambia in 2012; relocation of 112 families planned

• June 29, 2009: Kyrgyz Prime Minister asks international community for help with abandoned uranium mill tailings dumps

• June 29, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Draft Regulatory Guide for comment: Guidance for fuel cycle facility change processes

• June 26, 2009: Scientists find first conclusive signature for lunar uranium

• June 26, 2009: U.S. EPA to hold meeting on review and possible revision of radon emission standard for operating uranium mill tailings

• June 26, 2009: Well water near Homestake Grants uranium mill site poses no apparent public health hazard, ATSDR report says (New Mexico)

• June 26, 2009: Groups call for public inquiry into BHP's Yeelirrie uranium mine project proposal (West Australia)

• June 25, 2009: U.S. NRC approves 40-year license renewal for Wilmington nuclear fuel plant (North Carolina)

• June 25, 2009: Tournigan announces positive Preliminary Assessment on Kuriškova uranium deposit; mining cost increases threefold (Slovakia)

• June 25, 2009: Russia signs agreement with Egypt on exploration and mining of uranium

• June 24, 2009: New government of Greenland upholds ban on by-product extraction of uranium

• June 24, 2009: U.S. DOE issues Finding of No Significant Impact for sale of excess uranium inventory

• June 24, 2009: U.S. NRC invites public comment on potential rulemaking for near-surface disposal of depleted uranium

• June 23, 2009: French court to decide on discrimination of Niger Tuareg by Areva

• June 23, 2009: U.S. DOE awards further contract for downblending of U.S. Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) for commercial reactor use

• June 23, 2009: Saskatchewan Environment invites comment on draft guidelines for EIS on Cameco's Water Inflow Management Project at Cigar Lake

• June 23, 2009: Size and profitability of Areva's Imouraren uranium mine project still unclear (Niger)

• June 23, 2009: New sulfuric acid plant opened for Krasnokamensk uranium mine (Russia)

• June 23, 2009: CRIIRAD presents study on environmental impact of Cadarache nuclear site (France)

• June 23, 2009: U.S. NRC invites comment on proposed rule changes for export and import of nuclear equipment and material

• June 19, 2009: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality invites public comment on draft air permit for Denison Mines Corp.'s Arizona 1 uranium mine, ignoring impact from radioactive dust emission

• June 19, 2009: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality invites public comment on draft water permits for Denison Mines Corp.'s Pinenut and Canyon uranium mines

• June 19, 2009: Areva and NGOs conclude agreement on health monitoring around uranium mine sites in Niger and Gabon

• June 18, 2009: Uzbekistan, Japan conclude agreement on joint uranium exploration

• June 18, 2009: McClean Lake mill faces temporary shutdown until Cigar Lake mine operable (Saskatchewan)

• June 17, 2009: Areva requests exemption for early site preparation works for Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility (Idaho)

• June 17, 2009: Forest fire near Key Lake uranium mill (Saskatchewan)

• June, 2009: No DU detected in urine of U.S. veterans without DU embedded fragments

• June 17, 2009: Positive Scoping Study announced for Nyota Prospect of Mkuju River uranium mine project (Tanzania)

• June 15, 2009: Korean utility acquires equity stake in Areva's Georges Besse II enrichment plant project (France)

• June 14, 2009: U.S. EPA to rebuild uranium-contaminated Navajo homes

• June 14, 2009: More plutonium identified for potential processing in South Carolina MOX plant

• June 12, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Notice of Violation to Honeywell for not reporting 37 (!) contamination events at Metropolis conversion plant (Illinois)

• June 12, 2009: ATSDR finds public health hazard possible at former Midnite Mine site (Washington); seeks public comments on draft public health assessment

• June 12, 2009: U.S. NRC finds license application for Powertech's Dewey/Burdock ISL uranium mine is deficient (South Dakota)

• June 11, 2009: TCEQ issues draft permit for Goliad in-situ leach uranium mine (Texas)

• June 10, 2009: Commencement of Pre-Feasibility Study once again announced for Manyoni Project (Tanzania)

• June 9, 2009: Study finds direct transfer of inhaled uranium from nose to brain via olfactory receptor neurons

• June 9, 2009: CNSC approves Key Lake license amendment to allow uranium production flexibility (Saskatchewan)

• June 9, 2009: Public comment invited on air-quality permit for Pandora uranium mine in La Sal (Utah)

• June 9, 2009: Utah Radiation Control Board to study depleted uranium disposal

• June 8, 2009: U.S. EPA releases North East Church Rock mine cleanup plan for public comment (New Mexico)

• June 5, 2009: U.S. District Court dismisses lawsuit filed by Goliad County against Uranium Energy Corp on uranium exploration issues (Texas)

• June 5, 2009: State committee votes for Traditional Cultural Property status of Mount Taylor (New Mexico)

• June 5, 2009: Areva offers India stakes in African uranium mines

• June 2, 2009: State government discloses statistics of transports of UF₆ and other nuclear material through Hamburg port (Germany)

• June 2, 2009: Areva to build 35-km road to Trekkopje uranium mine (Namibia)

• June 2, 2009: Australian Conservation Foundation: Olympic Dam expansion over-sized, subsidised and leaky

• June 2, 2009: Rosatom and Oman sign document on nuclear cooperation, including uranium exploration and mining

• June 2, 2009: Indian minister recommends afforestation around uranium mines to abate environmental degradation...

• June 1, 2009: Startup of mining at Cooke Section of Randfontein mine and re-mining of Cooke tailings dump delayed to mid-2012 (South Africa)

• June 1, 2009: Golf course inaugurated on top of Wismut waste rock pile (Germany)

• June 1, 2009: Residents concerned about health impacts of uranium tailings dump relocation performed in Mailuu-Suu (Kyrgyzstan)

• June 1, 2009: Half of Kazakhstan's uranium deposits stolen by former official, police says

• June 1, 2009: URI files petition for review of appeals court ruling upholding EPA decision that the proposed Churchrock ISL uranium mine in New Mexico is on American Indian land

• May 29, 2009: Restart of Cotaje uranium mine possible in Potosí (Bolivia)

• May 28, 2009: U.S. NRC releases Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities, requiring full Supplemental EISs, rather than EAs, for new recovery operations

• May 28, 2009: City and Region of Košice take joint action to prevent uranium mining at Jahodná - Kurišková (Slovakia)

• May 27, 2009: Protests at public hearing on license renewal for Jaduguda uranium mining lease (India)

• May 26, 2009: U.S. BLM approves Daneros Uranium Mine Project (Utah)

• May 25, 2009: UxC's Uranium month-end spot price: $49.00 per lb U₃O₈ (UxC)

• May 22, 2009: Russia signs nuclear cooperation agreement with Jordan, including development of uranium deposits

• May 22, 2009: Uranium production commences at Ezulwini mine (South Africa)

• May 22, 2009: BHP Billiton files referral for development of Yeelirrie uranium mine (West Australia)

• May 21, 2009: U.S. domestic mine production of uranium falls second year in a row in 2008 (U.S. DOE EIA)

• May 21, 2009: Virginia panel OKs uranium mining study

• May 21, 2009: Nunatsiavut government says uranium mining moratorium stays (Labrador)

• May 20, 2009: Failed groundwater cleanup at Church Rock, New Mexico: United Nuclear Corp. points at EPA

• May 20, 2009: ACF slams approval of exploration decline at Ranger 3 Deeps (Australia)

• May 19, 2009: Tribal villagers protest against land acquisition for Banduhurang tailings dam (Jharkhand, India)

• May 19, 2009: Cameco to resume UF6 production in Port Hope (Ontario)

• May 19, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Notice of Opportunity for Hearing regarding Energy Metals Corporation's License Application Request of Antelope and JAB Uranium Project (Wyoming)

• May 18, 2009: First centrifuge cascade of Georges Besse II uranium enrichment plant inaugurated (France)

• May 15, 2009: CNSC starts screening level environmental assessment on former Lorado mine rehabilitation project (Saskatchewan)

• May 15, 2009: CNSC starts screening level environmental assessment on Cigar Lake Water Inflow Management Project (Saskatchewan)

• May 15, 2009: AngloGold plans new uranium plant at Kopanang mine (South Africa)

• May 13, 2009: U.S. Forest Service invites comment on scope of Environmental Impact Statement for La Jara Mesa uranium mine project (New Mexico)

• May 13, 2009: U.S. NRC announces reopening of comment period on draft Regulatory Issue Summary on Pre-Licensing Construction Activities at Proposed Uranium Recovery Facilities - for two days

• May 12, 2009: Russia, Japan sign agreement on nuclear fuel supply

• May 12, 2009: USEC Inc. and B&W to create centrifuge manufacturing company

• May 12, 2009: Utah Radiation Control Board ponders moratorium for depleted uranium disposal at Clive LLRW disposal site

• May 11, 2009: U.S. NRC issues License Amendment for deconversion of highly enriched uranium hexafluoride in a new process line of Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.'s, Erwin, plant (Tennessee)

• May 11, 2009: Russian and Japanese NGOs oppose re-enrichment of reprocessed uranium at the planned Angarsk International Enrichment Center in Russia

• May 11, 2009: India to receive up to 2500 t of uranium from Kazakhstan

• May 9, 2009: White Mesa mill (only operating uranium mill in the U.S.) halts processing of uranium ores (Utah)

• May 8, 2009: South African Government releases Remediation Action Plan for the Wonderfonteinspruit Catchment Area

• May 8, 2009: Expansion plans for Jaduguda uranium mill and tailings dam kept dark (India)

• May 8, 2009: Conservation groups extend lawsuit that challenges new uranium exploration near Grand Canyon (Arizona)

• May 8, 2009: First uranium recovered from heap leaching "minipilot" plant at Trekkopje (Namibia)

• May 7, 2009: New Mexico seeks federal help for cleanup of hundreds of abandoned uranium mines

• May 7, 2009: Study: Increased likelihood of kidney disease and diabetes among people who live close to abandoned uranium mines (New Mexico)

• May 7, 2009: 2000 protesters march against uranium exploration permits in Quebrada de Humahuaca UNESCO World Heritage area (Argentina)

• May 5, 2009: U.S. Bureau of Land Management defies Congressional uranium ban, approves new exploration north of Grand Canyon (Arizona)

• May 5, 2009: Areva and Namibia sign partnership on joint uranium exploration company

• May 4, 2009: NRCan and CNSC invite public comment on draft screening report for Port Granby waste management facility (Ontario)

• May 4, 2009: Russia delivers first centrifuges for fourth stage of Hanzhong centrifuge enrichment plant (China)

• May 4, 2009: Construction started at Imouraren uranium mine project (Niger)

• May 4, 2009: Ribbon-cutting ceremony recognizes full operation of Moab tailings pile relocation project (Utah)

• May 4, 2009: U.S. NRC invites public comment on scope of EIS to be prepared for Areva's Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility (Idaho)

• May 4, 2009: Olympic Dam expansion EIS rejected by the Maduwonga people (Australia)

• May 1, 2009: Open unattended drill hole found at Powertech's Centennial ISL project site (Colorado)

• May 1, 2009: CNSC invites public comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) Screening Report for Cameco's proposed Mill Services Project at Key Lake (Saskatchewan)

• May 1, 2009: Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Olympic Dam expansion project released for comment (Australia)

• April 30, 2009: U.S. BLM issues Finding of No Significant Impact for prosposed Daneros uranium mine (Utah)

• April 30, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Regulatory Issue Summary on groundwater restoration at uranium ISL mines

• April 28, 2009: NGO to file appeal with Superior Court against uranium exploration permits in Quebrada de Humahuaca UNESCO World Heritage area (Argentina)

• April 28, 2009: Kazakh - Chinese joint venture starts uranium production at Irkol ISL uranium mine (Kazakhstan)

• April 28, 2009: Activist stops train carrying depleted uranium from Gronau (Germany) to France

• April 28, 2009: South Australian Government approves rectification works at Marathon Resources' MtGee uranium exploration site

• April 27, 2009: UxC's Uranium month-end spot price: $44.00 per lb U₃O₈ (UxC)

• April 27, 2009: U.S. NRC holds United Nuclear's request for further relaxed groundwater standards at Church Rock site in abeyance (New Mexico)

• April 27, 2009: U.S. NRC is seeking public comment against adoption of stricter radiation protection standards, as proposed by ICRP

• April 25, 2009: 600 protest in Münster (Germany) against nuclear power and against depleted uranium exports from Germany to Russia

• April 25, 2009: Hundreds protest in Helsinki against nuclear power and uranium mining (Finland)

• April 24, 2009: U.S. NRC renews license of Areva NP's nuclear fuel fabrication facility in Richland (Washington): first 40-year renewal of a nuclear facility license

• April 24, 2009: State soliciting public comments on sampling and analysis plan for proposed Roca Honda uranium mine (New Mexico)

• April 24, 2009: Traditional Owners oppose extension of Ranger mine operation beyond 2021 (Australia)

• April 24, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Notice of request for written consent to transfer control of materials license and opportunity to request a hearing for USEC's American Centrifuge plant project

• April 24, 2009: IAEA offers assistance with development of uranium deposits to Mongolia

• April 24, 2009: Construction has begun on Honeymoon uranium ISL mine (South Australia)

• April 24, 2009: Japanese companies open North Kharasan uranium mine in Kazakhstan

• April 23, 2009: U.S. DOE's Inspector General issues report on quality assurance problems identified at construction of MOX fuel fabrication facility (South Carolina)

• April 23, 2009: Armenia approves uranium exploration by the Armenian-Russian Mining Company

• April 22, 2009: U.S. NRC approves on-site disposal cell at former Sequoyah Fuels Gore conversion plant (Oklahoma)

• April 22, 2009: Locals want stake in Kayelekera uranium mine (Malawi)

• April 22, 2009: Areva submits "roadmap" for planned doubling of capacity of planned Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility (Idaho)

• April 22, 2009: ERA keen to keep Ranger uranium mine open beyond 2021 (Australia)

• April 22, 2009: Navajo Committee seeks amendment to Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

• April 22, 2009: Malawi right watchdog, Catholic Church voice on Kayelekera uranium mine

• April 21, 2009: Refluorination campaign of depleted uranium oxide terminated prematurely at Comurhex Malvési and Pierrelatte plants (France)

• April 21, 2009: Elevated uranium concentrations found in groundwater on site of Malvési conversion plant (France)

• April 21, 2009: Elevated contaminant concentrations found in surface waters near Malvési conversion plant after thunderstorm (France)

• April 20, 2009: First tailings relocation shipment departs from Moab (Utah)

• April 17, 2009: 92,000 signatures against uranium mining in Slovakia

• April 17, 2009: Babcock & Wilcox pays $52.5 million to settle with plaintiffs from Apollo and Parks area (Pennsylvania)

• April 17, 2009: US Appeals Court upholds EPA decision that the proposed Churchrock ISL uranium mine in New Mexico is on American Indian land

• April 17, 2009: Inauguration of Kayelekera uranium mine (Malawi)

• April 17, 2009: U.S. NRC issues revised Regulatory Guide RG 3.16: General Fire Protection Guide for Plutonium Processing and Fuel Fabrication Plants

• April 17, 2009: South Africa approves uranium prospection at Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site

• April 16, 2009: CCAT withdraws from Cotter uranium mill cleanup advisory group (Colorado)

• April 16, 2009: Romania's uranium deposits sufficient to meet domestic demand for 10 years

• April 16, 2009: Pitesti nuclear fuel plant to double production from 2010 (Romania)

• April 15, 2009: Washington DOH approves continued disposal of sludge into Ford tailings disposal area

• April 15, 2009: CNSC releases synthesis report on Port Hope health studies (Ontario)

• April 15, 2009: U.S. NRC increases oversight of Westinghouse's fuel fabrication plant in Columbia (South Carolina)

• April 15, 2009: Conservation groups threaten U.S. Department of Energy with additional legal action for Endangered Species Act violations with Uranium Leasing Program (Colorado)

• April 15, 2009: Cameco suspends plan to produce slightly enriched uranium fuel bundles at Port Hope (Ontario)

• April 15, 2009: ERA files application for exploration decline at Ranger 3 Deeps (Australia)

• April 14, 2009: Exploration licenses for Western Prospector's Gurvanbulag deposit suspended due to violations cited (Mongolia)

• April 10, 2009: Russia delivers first batch of heavy water reactor fuel to India

• April 10, 2009: UK government discloses Sellafield MOX Plant losses

• April 9, 2009: Application for Mining Lease lodged over Lake Way uranium deposit near Wiluna (Western Australia)

• April 9, 2009: Iran inaugurates new nuclear fuel plant at Isfahan

• April 9, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed GE-Hitachi uranium enrichment facility in Wilmington (North Carolina)

• April 7, 2009: Saskatchewan Environment ministry has a 'massive capability and capacity deficit' in the uranium mining sector: consultant's report

• April 6, 2009: Cameco to speed up development of Kintyre uranium project (Western Australia)

• April 4, 2009: Water quality of Río Diamante at inactive San Rafael uranium mine site meets standards (Argentina)

• April 3, 2009: Areva establishes local information commission at Mounana (Gabon)

• April 3, 2009: U.S. NRC suspends acceptance review of JAB/Antelope ISL mining application again due to more inconsistencies detected in documentation (Wyoming)

• April 3, 2009: Feasibility study commenced for Rössing South deposit (Namibia)

• April 2, 2009: Capacity of water treatment plant at Wismut's former Ronneburg mine to be increased (Germany)

• April 2, 2009: CNSC invites public comment on the Screening Report concerning the environmental assessment of the Caribou uranium mining project (McClean Lake, Saskatchewan)

• April 2, 2009: U.S. NRC releases Environmental Report for GE Hitachi laser isotope separation enrichment plant project (North Carolina)

• March 31, 2009: Urenco Almelo enrichment plant reaches capacity of 4 million SWU per year (Netherlands)

• March 31, 2009: International Isotopes Inc. announces selection of site in Lea County, New Mexico, for the planned depleted uranium deconversion facility

• March 31, 2009: Areva plans to double capacity of Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility (Idaho)

• March 31, 2009: Extra funding to help move Moab tailings faster (Utah)

• March 30, 2009: NGO demands public release of the contract on uranium exploration and exploitation concluded between the DR Congo and Areva

• March 30, 2009: UxC's Uranium month-end spot price: $42.00 per lb U₃O₈ (UxC)

• March 30, 2009: India to get first imported nuclear fuel consignment

• March 30, 2009: Japanese companies acquire equity stake in AREVA's Georges Besse II enrichment plant project (France)

• March 30, 2009: Beverley uranium mine now under native title (South Australia)

• March 27, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment for AREVA's Richland nuclear fuel plant, Washington

• March 27, 2009: HRI Churchrock in-situ leach uranium mine project on hold (New Mexico)

• March 27, 2009: IAEA offers aid for Bolivia to exploit uranium

• March 27, 2009: Cotter aims to reopen Cañon City (Colorado) uranium mill in 2014 to process ores from Mt Taylor mine (New Mexico)

• March 27, 2009: U.S. NRC issues draft Regulatory Issue Summary on Pre-Licensing Construction Activities at Proposed Uranium Recovery Facilities for comment

• March 27, 2009: NSW Government agrees to clean up former Hunters Hill uranium mill site (Australia)

• March 26, 2009: NGOs urge Areva to respect the environment and the health of the residents at its uranium mines in Niger

• March 26, 2009: Mining and Rehabilitation Program (MARP) document approved for Oban field leach trial (South Australia)

• March 26, 2009: NGOs concerned about uranium exploration in Armenia

• March 26, 2009: Areva signs deal for uranium prospecting and mining in DR Congo

• March 25, 2009: Company says test drilling not cause of well contamination (Virginia)

• March 25, 2009: China acquires Gurvanbulag uranium deposit in Mongolia

• March 25, 2009: IAEA to assist Ecuador with uranium exploration

• March 25, 2009: Monticello Victims of Mill Tailings Exposure (VMTE) Committee receives additional funding for cancer screening (Utah)

• March 25, 2009: Areva seeks deal for uranium exploration in DR Congo

• March 24, 2009: Regional government prohibits uranium mining in Mazarete Guadalajara (Spain)

• March 24, 2009: Virginia state panel subcommittee approves first phase of uranium study

• March 24, 2009: Areva considers construction of uranium mill in southern Argentina

• March 24, 2009: Environmental Assessment for Cameco's Vision 2010 Project at Port Hope conversion plant to proceed as a Comprehensive Study

• March 23, 2009: Protest in Moscow against largest ever depleted uranium transport from Germany

• March 23, 2009: TVEL set to ship fuel pellets to India

• March 21, 2009: Uranium extraction in Tanzania to start in 2011

• March 20, 2009: Areva NP Richland (Washington) to extend incineration of wastes generated from nuclear fuel production at ANF Lingen (Germany) for recovery of uranium

• March 20, 2009: CNSC to hold hearing on license renewal for Cluff Lake decommissioning (Saskatchewan)

• March 20, 2009: Environment Council of Zambia dispels pollution allegations at Lumwana mine

• March 20, 2009: Areva halts mining of Caribou ore body at McClean Lake (Saskatchewan)

• March 20, 2009: Protests in St Petersburg (Russia) against arrival of largest ever depleted uranium transport from Germany

• March 20, 2009: Korea Resources Corp secures uranium source in Niger

• March 19, 2009: Rosatom confirms termination of re-enrichment of imported depleted uranium tails in 2011

• March 19, 2009: Atomenergoprom and Toshiba consider construction of enrichment plant in Japan

• March 19, 2009: Feasibility study to be resumed for uranium mining in the East Carpathian Mountains (Romania)

• March 18, 2009: Sky uranium in-situ leach project placed on indefinite hold (Wyoming)

• March 18, 2009: Denison suspends mining at Sunday Mine (Colorado) and Rim mine (Utah)

• March 18, 2009: U.S. NRC leaves low-level waste classification of depleted uranium unchanged, initiates rulemaking for near-surface disposal

• March 18, 2009: Rosatom signs memorandum on nuclear cooperation with Nigeria, including uranium mining

• March 18, 2009: Malawi police fire teargas at workers at Kayelekera mine construction site; operations disrupted, managers evacuated

• March 17, 2009: Wildhorse Energy Ltd defers license application for Bison Basin/West Alkali Creek uranium in situ leach project (Wyoming)

• March 17, 2009: Sole prospective customer of South Carolina MOX fuel plant drops contract

• March 17, 2009: Water treatment plant under construction at Wismut's Hartenstein waste rock pile (Germany)

• March 17, 2009: Scoping study commissioned for mining of Kurišková uranium deposit (Slovakia)

• March 16, 2009: British Columbia strengthens position against uranium development

• March 16, 2009: Public meetings held with EIA process for Letlhakane uranium mine project (Botswana)

• March 16, 2009: CNSC defers decision on license renewal for Cameco's Beaverlodge mine decommissioning (Saskatchewan)

• March 16, 2009: Three workers seriously burnt at Kayelekera uranium mine construction site (Malawi)

• March 16, 2009: ERA files application for approval of heap leach project at Ranger mine (Australia)

• March 15, 2009: Over one hundred uranium prospecting licences issued in Botswana

• March 14, 2009: Alaska Natives protest uranium exploration on Iditarod Trail

• March 13, 2009: Environmental Assessment for Daneros uranium mine project available for public comment (Utah)

• March 13, 2009: Ranger tailings dam leaks 100 cubic metres per day (Australia)

• March 12, 2009: Radiation protection authority publishes assessment of radiation doses from consumption of German drinking waters

• March 11, 2009: Protests against largest ever depleted uranium export from Germany to Russia

• March 11, 2009: URI shuts down uranium ISL mines at Vasquez, Kingsville Dome and Rosita (Texas)

• March 9, 2009: Public meetings on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) on uranium mining in Namibia

• March 9, 2009: Cameco Resources pays $5000 fine for failure to report excursion at Highland ISL site (Wyoming)

• March 9, 2009: Areva eyes resumption of uranium mining in Gabon

• March 6, 2009: Cameco submits Notice of Intent for Three Crow and Marsland expansion projects of Crow Butte uranium in situ leach mine (Nebraska)

• March 5, 2009: CNSC requests Environmental Assessment for underground exploration ramp at Matoush uranium exploration site (Québec)

• March 4, 2009: Violation of criticality rules at MELOX MOX fuel plant (France)

• March 4, 2009: Decommissioning contract awarded for Dessel MOX fuel fabrication plant (Belgium)

• March 4, 2009: Inuit organization signs agreement for exploration of Inuit owned land nearby Areva's Kiggavik uranium deposit (Nunavut)

• March 4, 2009: Ukraine plans to start production of nuclear fuel assemblies in 2013

• March 3, 2009: TVEL interested in building nuclear fuel production plant in Slovakia

• March 3, 2009: 16 uranium exploration licenses granted on Bushman land since evictions (Botswana)

• March 2, 2009: Contract copper refinery refuses processing of Lumwana copper concentrate because of uranium contamination (Zambia)

• March 2, 2009: Positive feasibility study on Jordan's potential to produce uranium from phosphate

• March 1, 2009: Contract awarded for construction of uranium mill at Pulivendula project (Andhra Pradesh, India)

• February 28, 2009: Traditional owners continue ban on Koongarra uranium mining (Australia)

• February 28, 2009: Olympic Dam expansion EIS - now completed - won't be released until May 1, with just 8 week comment period (South Australia)

• February 27, 2009: Cotter to close secondary impoundment pond at Cañon City mill (Colorado)

• February 26, 2009: First tailings relocation shipment to depart from Moab on April 20, 2009 (Utah)

• February 25, 2009: United Nuclear chasing horse during inspection of reclaimed Church Rock uranium mill tailings, again... (New Mexico)

• February 25, 2009: First uranium hexafluoride arrives at LES enrichment plant (New Mexico)

• February 25, 2009: Contested case hearing granted on permit application for Goliad ISL uranium mine (Texas)

• February 25, 2009: Bishops raise concerns over nuclear and uranium industry development in Saskatchewan

• February 25, 2009: License application filed for Dewey-Burdock ISL uranium mine (South Dakota)

• February 25, 2009: Chinese investment firm takes stake in Nolans Bore uranium deposit (Australia)

• February 25, 2009: Electricité de France is interested in mining uranium at Elkon deposit (Russia)

• February 24, 2009: New Mexico House passes bill for creation of task force to look into uranium mining

• February 23, 2009: Uranium mining project in Meghalaya to begin latest by 2010 (India)

• February 23, 2009: UxC's Uranium month-end spot price: $45.00 per lb U₃O₈ (UxC)

• February 23, 2009: License actually granted for Trekkopje uranium mine; full production expected in 2011 (Namibia)

• February 22, 2009: Unofficial Draft Environmental Assessment issued for uranium exploration in Kaibab National Forest near Grand Canyon (Arizona)

• February 20, 2009: Spanish Cabinet paves way for uranium exploration and mining in Mazarete Guadalajara

• February 20, 2009: Nunavut Impact Review Board releases Final Guidelines for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for Garry Lake uranium exploration project

• February 20, 2009: Villagers farm perilously close to abandoned uranium dump (Tajikistan)

• February 20, 2009: Baker Lake hunters, elders still oppose uranium mine (Nunavut)

• February 19, 2009: Appeals Court confirms verdict against reopening of San Rafael uranium mine (Argentina)

• February 18, 2009: Mitsubishi and Areva to build nuclear fuel fabrication plant in USA

• February 17, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Notice of Consideration of Amendment Request for Decommissioning of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA and Opportunity To Request a Hearing

• February 14, 2009: Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site endangered by uranium prospection (South Africa)

• February 13, 2009: Groundwater discharge permit sought for idle Mt. Taylor uranium mine (New Mexico)

• February 13, 2009: Czech Environment Minister upholds denial of exploration license for Osečná-Kotel uranium deposit

• February 11, 2009: Zambia to issue two uranium mining permits

• February 10, 2009: Commissioning of uranium plant started at Ezulwini mine (South Africa)

• February 9, 2009: India to enter joint venture for uranium mining in Kazakhstan

• February 9, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Notice of license renewal request for Christensen and Irigaray Ranch uranium in-situ leach facilities and opportunity to request a hearing (Wyoming)

• February 5, 2009: Utah DEQ invites comment on proposed groundwater permit for restart of Energy Queen uranium mine

• February 4, 2009: Uranium Watch opens office in Moab, Utah

• February 4, 2009: Russia's first depleted uranium hexafluoride deconversion plant to start operation in spring 2009

• February 4, 2009: Airborne uranium measurements will be taken at Pohakuloa Training Area (Hawaii)

• February 4, 2009: Massachusetts Attorney General files complaint against Starmet for failure to vacate former DU munitions facility site in Concord

• February 4, 2009: U.S. BLM approves extension of uranium mining at Sunday mine complex (Colorado)

• February 4, 2009: India and Kazakhstan have signed memorandum on joint extraction of natural uranium in Kazakhstan

• February 4, 2009: GE-Hitachi submits first part of application for laser isotope separation enrichment commercial facility project in Wilmington (North Carolina)

• February 3, 2009: Violation of criticality rules at EURODIF enrichment plant (France)

• February 2, 2009: Former Gunnar Mine Site Rehabilitation Project Environmental Assessment to continue as a Comprehensive Study (Saskatchewan)

• February 2, 2009: Diamo submits proposal for restart of uranium mining at historic mine site of Stráž pod Ralskem (Czech Republic)

• February 2, 2009: Bluerock Resources returns J-Bird uranium mine to vendors (Colorado)

• February 1, 2009: Uganda invites uranium investors, but precludes uranium export

• January 31, 2009: Conservation Council calls for referendum on uranium mining in Western Australia

• January 30, 2009: UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority sees no future for Sellafield MOX fuel plant

• January 30, 2009: Areva trying to block TV documentary on residual contamination left around former uranium mine sites in France

• January 30, 2009: Opponents of uranium mining at Kvanefjeld form association (Greenland)

• January 29, 2009: Residents concerned about possible uranium exploration in spite of moratorium (British Columbia)

• January 27, 2009: U.S. NRC admits further contentions against North Trend Expansion project of Crow Butte uranium in situ leach mine (Nebraska)

• January 27, 2009: 300 demonstrate in Sept-Îles for uranium mining moratorium in Québec

• January 27, 2009: Atomredmetzoloto buys up Russian stakes in Budenovskoye uranium deposits (Kazakhstan)

• January 27, 2009: Kingsville Dome ISL mine to shut down again (Texas)

• January 26, 2009: UxC's Uranium month-end spot price: $48.00 per lb U₃O₈ (UxC)

• January 26, 2009: Consultation meetings on second desalination plant to start soon (Namibia)

• January 24, 2009: 300 demonstrate in Oulu against nuclear power and uranium mining projects (Finland)

• January 23, 2009: Wyoming DEQ issues Notice of Violation to Cameco Resources for failure to report excursion at Highland ISL site (Wyoming)

• January 23, 2009: Russia and South Africa eye cooperation in conversion and enrichment of uranium

• January 22, 2009: Home owners near former Homestake Grants uranium mill site being offered alternate drinking water supply (New Mexico)

• January 21, 2009: U.S. NRC suspends acceptance review of JAB/Antelope ISL mining application due to odd deficiencies detected in documentation (Wyoming)

• January 20, 2009: Nunavut Impact Review Board invites comment on screening for Areva's Kiggavik uranium mine project

• January 16, 2009: U.S. NRC offers Opportunity To Request a Hearing on Areva's plan for installation of supercritical CO₂ uranium recovery process at Richland nuclear fuel plant (Washington)

• January 15, 2009: Local NGOs seek early Government approval of Mawthabah uranium project in Meghalaya (India)

• January 15, 2009: Powertech Uranium Corp. files application for Underground Injection Control Permit at Dewey-Burdock Project (South Dakota)

• January 14, 2009: Concern about water use of proposed North Hansen uranium mine in Tallahassee area (Colorado)

• January 13, 2009: U.S. NRC approves new small cylinder filling process at Metropolis conversion plant (Illinois)

• January 13, 2009: Tronox bankruptcy raises questions about uranium cleanup in Cave Hills area (South Dakota)

• January 13, 2009: Uzbekistan plans to develop seven new uranium deposits to achieve 50% production increase by 2012

• January 13, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Decommissioning Plan for the Hypervelocity Gun Facility at the Naval Research Laboratory in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland

• January 11, 2009: Kazakhstan to sign nuclear cooperation pact with India, including supply of uranium

• January 11, 2009: Uranium exploration approved at Khandela and Raghunathgarh in Sikar district, Rajasthan (India)

• January 9, 2009: U.S. DOE Inspector General demands more efforts to develop possible uses rather than disposal of depleted uranium oxide (!)

• January 9, 2009: Gurvanbulag uranium mine project not feasible at current uranium spot market price (Mongolia)

• January 9, 2009: U.S. NRC issues Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for partial site release of CE Windsor nuclear fuel plant for unrestricted use (Connecticut)

• January 8, 2009: Additional claim stake found on Maybell tailings disposal site (Colorado)

• January 8, 2009: Beverley Four Mile Project Mining Lease Proposal released for public comment (South Australia)

• January 8, 2009: Resende enrichment plant granted operating license (Brazil)

• January 8, 2009: New Mexico warns well users within San Mateo Creek Basin of contamination

• January 8, 2009: Paladin discloses massive increase in costs for mining of the Kayelekera deposit (Malawi)

• January 7, 2009: Uranium extraction project at Lumwana copper mine deferred (Zambia)

• January 6, 2009: Petitions filed for protection of archaeological sites at Dewey Burdock uranium property (South Dakota)

• January 5, 2009: ATSDR study finds no public health hazards from past Oak Ridge enrichment plant releases (Tennessee)

• January 5, 2009: Areva receives operating licence for Imouraren mine (Niger)

• January 2, 2009: Cleanup of Wismut legacy to take longer than foreseen (Germany)

• January 2, 2009: Truck rollover causes 17,000 litres acid spill (Northern Territory, Australia)

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