Uranium mining license: Water wells, pipeline needed

By Kathy Helms
Diné Bureau

WINDOW ROCK — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall sought assurances Thursday from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that Navajos living in Crownpoint would have a safe source of drinking water if Hydro Resources Inc. carries through with its plans for in-situ mining of uranium in the Westwater Canyon Aquifer.

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