Cheers D1 - morning all....Of course the meetings have only...

Cheers D1 - morning all....

Of course the meetings have only closed a couple of hours ago so no news yet... but looks to me from structure of the meeting that it's largely an effort at promotion rather than consultation....

.trib.com/articles/2008/09/21/news/wyoming/22e91f9402c348e6872574ca007128d6.txt

....which in turn is extremely consistent with comments from the Chair of the NRC in the following article out of Wyoming this week (as part of the pre-public meeting roadshow)...

http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2008/08/21/news/wyoming/ac2406424d552cca872574ac00086596.txt

longish article to post but its a gem for those who wanna read it... highlights for me include...

NRC comments: "The worldwide demand for nuclear power is strong, so the demand for uranium is strong," Klein said. "By 2009, we expect there will be applications for 30 new (nuclear power) plants in the U.S."

"Dozens of potential uranium players have notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of their intent to launch new in-situ leach operations throughout the West. Already, the agency has received four applications for new projects in Wyoming. Klein said the agency expects to receive 13 more applications for new in-situ leach uranium mines in Wyoming over the next three years, further boosting Wyoming's current role as the nation's No. 1 supplier of domestic uranium fuel."

"The agency is the busiest we've ever been in our history," Klein said. "I think Wyoming, obviously, is a key player in the production of uranium."

..... and I thought I was only reading thew Wyoming papers for the cowfolk human interest stories...... :) Good days all!