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cumulates daily, containing particles of radioactive material and posing a disposal problem for which there is presently no solution. Radioactivity from such piles is released into the air, it is spread by ground water, eroded by wind, and disturbed unknowingly by people or animals.
Of great concern also, Scott said, is the land of regulation applying to uranium mining in Virginia. There are no Federal controls on uranium mining or substantial federal and state standards for regulating and uranium industry. A special study committee of the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission resulted in draft legislation aimed at monitoring uranium exploration and calling for a moratorium on uranium mining and milling until July 1, 1983. Attempts were made by Marline to bypass the Virginia Coal and Energy
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