Moab, Utah
As of September 29, North Wind Portage‘s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project has safely removed, shipped, and securely disposed of a cumulative 16 million tons of residual radioactive material from the Moab Site, in Utah, to a nearby disposal facility in Crescent Junction.
Disposal of radioactive mill tailings and other contaminated materials started in 2009. Crews moved the material by rail to an engineered disposal cell at the Crescent Junction site, 30 miles to the north.
Over the next several years, EM will complete its Moab Project mission through developing and implementing the final groundwater compliance action plan, removal of contaminated soils in the sub-pile and off-pile areas, radiological verification of cleanup, disposition of equipment and infrastructure, and regrading and revegetation. Sub-pile refers to the contaminated soil beneath the surface tailings pile, and off-pile refers to the additional contaminated soil and debris adjacent to the surface pile.
Site closure is planned for 2029.
Congratulations to the North Wind Portage team on doing such a fantastic job!
Source: https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/moab-project-marks-major-cleanup-milestone
