[TH Spangler]

http://hamptonroads.com/2013/10/ag-offi ... ng-limited

Cuccinelli also concludes that Pittsylvania County could not hold Virginia Uranium accountable for any diminishment of property values from the "stigma" of uranium mining, citing the Dillon Rule and federal law.

The same holds true for agricultural losses, he wrote in the opinion, issued Friday.

[jbock13]

Yeah, this has been a big deal down in Pittsylvania for quite some time. Really only relegated to that area however. You can't drive down 29 without missing all the signs about it. Or perhaps, maybe you can After all, I tend to be a little more interested in politics.

[TH Spangler]

Sounds like Cuccinelli is neutral on the issue, only providing a legal opinion? I personally am not comfortable with it. Would hurt property values. Run off could end up in Virginia Beach's drinking water.

Full-scale uranium mining has never occurred on the East Coast, and opponents argue that the wetter climate would create unacceptable threats to air and water quality. They are particularly concerned about the generations-long storage of radioactive-laced waste rock.

Virginia Uranium has said waste would be stored in below-ground containment units to weather storms and heavy rains and that the best industry practices would be used mining uranium.

[ATrain]

Sounds like Cuccinelli is neutral on the issue, only providing a legal opinion? I personally am not comfortable with it. Would hurt property values. Run off could end up in Virginia Beach's drinking water.

Full-scale uranium mining has never occurred on the East Coast, and opponents argue that the wetter climate would create unacceptable threats to air and water quality. They are particularly concerned about the generations-long storage of radioactive-laced waste rock.

Virginia Uranium has said waste would be stored in below-ground containment units to weather storms and heavy rains and that the best industry practices would be used mining uranium.

Reason number 1 why I'm against it.

[Sly Fox]

Seriously, Atrain? What type of runoff would you be expecting?

As for property values, they are not exactly sky high in the area. Bringing in some better paying jobs will likely boost property values.

For the record, my concerns would be about learning more about these folks running the outfit.

[TH Spangler]

For the sake of full disclosure, I live about 2 miles from a secondary site on the NC border.

[Sly Fox]

It sounds like you have a dog in this hunt.

For the record, some of the adjacent property owners ought to give strong consideration to selling their land to the company as a buffer zone. That way they can move somewhere further away and not feel the economic pinch if they feel it is coming. Most companies would gladly buy adjacent property to avoid the potential of future litigation.

[TH Spangler]

Sad thing is, I feel like I have no voice at all. I'm a 1/2 mile across the boarder, in NC. Pittsylvania County, VA has bought 3500 acres for the so called Berry Hill Mega Site. The idea was sold to locals as the future site of an Auto plant (Mcauliffe looked at it for his fake car company). We have always known there was uranium there though. The same Tobacco settlement money pool that is helping with the LU medical school was utilized on the Berry Hill project. The Berry Hill site is located directly on the banks of the Dan River. The Dan dumps into Buggs Island, Virginia Beach's drinking water.

[ATrain]

Actually our drinking water is Lake Gaston, just downstream from Buggs Island. If a flood happens and radioactive tailings get into the Dan and Staunton rivers, there will be serious consequences for everyone downstream.

However, it appears Virginia will not be lifting its moratorium on uranium mining anytime soon.

[TH Spangler]

I hope you're right Atrain. I saw this the other day though. Money talks?

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/189 ... nuke-power

[jbock13]

Nuclear energy is by far much safer than oil and gas. I really have no problem with it either way, but since it's not my region I don't really care that much personally.

[SumItUp]

Nuclear energy is by far much safer than oil and gas. I really have no problem with it either way, but since it's not my region I don't really care that much personally.

Nuclear is a great energy option. What is the danger of oil and gas?

[flamehunter]

I'm guessing he means environmentally.

[jbock13]

It's safer than traditional oil and gas environmentally. However it should be noted that I have absolutely no problem with it.

[ATrain]

Nuclear energy is cleaner than oil and natural gas, for sure. However, the waste left behind by nuclear energy is far more dangerous. It is also easier to clean up an oil spill than a superfund site.