Nothing moves forward at uranium project until EAB rules on non-EIA appeals – EPA head

(Kaieteur News) – No exploration work at the Kurupung uranium project can commence until the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) reviews and rules on appeals challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to exempt the project from an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

EPA Executive Director, Kemraj Parsram confirmed that exploration activities cannot proceed until the EAB decides whether to uphold or overturn the agency’s decision. “The EAB will review and determine if to agree or disagree with our decision….nothing moves forward until the EAB makes its decision,” Parsram told Kaieteur News when contacted.

Following the publication of a notice by the EPA on August 26 exempting LIA (Guyana) Inc. from an EIA for mineral exploration at the Kurupung Uranium Project, separate appeals were lodged with the chairman of the EAB challenging the agency’s decision.