Wyoming considers regulating uranium industry

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Wyoming legislators aired a draft bill Thursday that would transfer oversight of the local uranium industry to state regulators.
The move is the first in a years-long process to obtain what is known as "agreement state status." The Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulates uranium mining but will transfer oversight to states that seek the responsibility.

•  By BENJAMIN STORROW Star-Tribune staff writerhttp://trib.com/business/energy/wyoming-considers-regulating-uranium-industry/article_f052c37a-267a-548e-8e8c-a07d11471c5e.html