Wrap up: EM removes uranium mill tailings near Moab; SRPPF new gloveboxes; Holtec pauses fuel loading at Palisades

A uranium mill left radioactive waste beside Utah’s Colorado River for decades; after trains began hauling it away in 2009, crews have now removed 17 million tons to a disposal site 30 miles away

The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project has efficiently relocated 17 million tons of waste from the riverbank. Following rail transportation, teams are actively monitoring groundwater contamination levels. Upcoming efforts will also involve excavating contaminated soil near the original tailings site. The objective is to guarantee long-term safety and stability for local residents and the ecosystem. Ultimately, regrading and reveg…

Wrap up: EM removes uranium mill tailings near Moab; SRPPF new gloveboxes; Holtec pauses fuel loading at Palisades

The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has removed 17 million tons of uranium mill tailings from the banks of the Colorado River near Moab, Utah, the agency said in a newsletter this week. Since 2009, crews have transported the tailings by rail to an engineered disposal cell about 30 miles away in Crescent […]