EM Press Release: Moab Mill Tailings Removal Project Reaches 5 Million Tons Disposed

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EM Press Release: Moab Mill Tailings Removal Project Reaches 5 Million Tons Disposed

Grand Junction, CO ? The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reached another milestone today for the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project, having shipped 5 million tons of tailings from the massive pile located in Moab, Utah, to the engineered disposal cell near Crescent Junction, Utah. The pile comprised an estimated 16 million tons total when DOE’s Remedial Action Contractor EnergySolutions began relocating the tailings in April 2009, less than 3 years ago... For additional information, please click the link above.