Montrose - Daily Press

MONTROSE — County commissioners expect lots of comment, but no immediate decision, during tonight’s hearing on a controversial uranium mill proposal.

The Montrose County Planning Commission previously recommended approving Energy Fuels’ special use permit, which would allow the company to site its Piñon Ridge Mill in an area zoned for agriculture, 12 miles from Nucla.

Building and operating the uranium- and vanadium-processing mill will require state licensing and approval — a separate process in which Energy Fuels will have to satisfy numerous requirements and regulations.

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The Montrose County Commissioners must first approve the special use permit to allow the mill siting. The commissioners’ first public hearing is tonight in Nucla, with another planned in Montrose at a later date.

“I think we all agree this requires serious due diligence,” Commissioner Gary Ellis said. “We know we need time to work through this very, very carefully.”

White said a public hearing has been tentatively slated for Montrose on Sept. 9 at Friendship Hall.

Tonight’s hearing is at 5:30 and will be held at Nucla High School.

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