Impact of Uranium Mining in Colorado

Learn more about the impact of uranium mining in Colorado on December 6, 6:00 p.m. at The Palm with Dr. Doug Brugge.

A Three Mile Island in Colorado?

Probably nothing that Hollywood – or lethal.

Well, maybe not.

The infamous accident took place March 28, 1979, a partial core meltdown in a unit of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Pennsylvania. Three Mile Island crystallized anti-nuclear safety concerns and resulted in new regulations for the nuclear industry. According to Dr. Douglas M. Brugge, the nuclear release at Three Mile Island may explain why there is "public and policy interest in the high-technology, highly visible end of the nuclear cycle."

At the same time, he continues: "The environmental and health consequences of the early steps in the cycle – mining, milling, and processing of uranium ore – may be less appreciated."

Which is why the Advocacy Coalition of Telluride, in partnership with the Town of Telluride, the Pinhead Institute and the Telluride School District have invited Dr. Brugge to town. Dr. Brugge is one of the world's experts on the toxicity and health effects of uranium exposure from mining, milling, and processing," those "early steps."

Dr. Brugge is speaking Monday, December 6, 6:00 p.m. at The Palm. His topic: "Dirty Secrets: The Health Effects of Uranium Mining, New Research Findings." Earlier that same day, the professor is talking with local and regional science students.

What me worry? No one is mining in my backyard. - TIO

Learn more about uranium mining at your Wilkinson Public Library.

~ Faith