Japan nuclear disaster sending tremors through Colorado’s uranium mining industry

Until recently, most of the debate over nuclear power in Colorado had to do with whether to mine and mill more uranium to be shipped elsewhere for conversion into fuel rods to power nuclear plants in other states and other countries around the world.

The magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami that More…

Iran Talks May Be Going Somewhere

We’re still waiting to hear what’s happening in Vienna, where Iran is negotiating with the international community over whether to allow 75 percent of its uranium to be sent out of the country to be reprocessed into fuel rods, a move that would significantly reduce Iran’s ability to construct More…