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Senate subcommittee advances uranium study
February 01, 2008 8:48 AM

by Jessica Sabbath


A state Senate subcommittee advanced a bill to study uranium mining in Pittsylvania County on Thursday.

The bill would study whether uranium can be mined safely from a deposit in Pittsylvania estimated to be worth $10 billion. Uranium mining is currently prohibited in Virginia.


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