This article explores the resurgence of uranium mining in Texas and the state's ambitious plans to become a leader in nuclear power, while examining the potential environmental impacts and concerns surrounding groundwater contamination.
In the old ranchlands of South Texas, dormant uranium mines are coming back online. A collection of new ones hope to start production soon, extracting radioactive fuel from the region's shallow aquifers. Many more may follow. These mines are the leading edge of what government and industry leaders in Texas hope will be a nuclear renaissance, as America's latent nuclear sector begins to stir again.
rejected judges' recommendations and issued the permits anyway. 'We've won two administrative proceedings,' Graham said. 'It's very expensive, and to have the issued UEC's permits, valid for 10 years. But by that time, a collapse in uranium prices had brought the sector to a standstill, so mining never commenced. In 2021, the permits came up for renewal, and locals filed challenges again. But again, the same thing happened.
in Travis County District Court seeking to reverse the agency's permit approvals. Because of the lawsuit, a
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