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Mon Jun 22

• Video: Uranium Tailings May Threaten Moab River - KSTU: MOAB, Utah - Although millions of tons of Uranium tailings have been removed, some citizens of Moab are concerned that the remaining tailings may contaminate the nearby Colorado river. The river runs through town and a potential contaminatino could jeapordize drinking water. Energy Solutions were contracted to remove the mounds of tailings in 2007. "Were were moving it is to an environmentall y stable location, 30 miles north of the town of Moab to a stable environment where that material can sit for thousands of years," says Energy Solutions' ; Project Manager, Larry Brede.

Sun May 24

• Gallup Independent: Churchrock cleanup begins: URI assessment looks for radiation hot spots: Uranium Resources Inc. and Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency began a weeklong assessment Monday of Section 17 in Churchrock where its subsidiary, Hydro Resources Inc., has proposed in situ mining of uranium. Rick Van Horn, chief operating officer for URI/HRI, said Tuesday that the two entities are looking at what the radiation values are and how they impact the air, soils, and water in the area of Section 17. As part of the field work, background levels will be established under the review of Navajo EPA. ?We have people that are looking over our shoulders providing oversight on-site, real time, and that will be part of the data set that we collect,? Van Horn said. Annotated link http://www.dii go.com/bookmar k/http%3A%2F%2 Fwww.gallupind ependent.com%2 F2009%2F05May% 2F052209church rock.html

Tue May 12

• Deseret News | Director of Moab disposal is tireless stickler for details: Now, like a conductor, he directs the efforts of more than 150 people at the Moab tailings project and Crescent Junction Disposal Site, and 25 more at the Department of Energy's office in Grand Junction, Colo., where he makes his home. The goal is overwhelmingly simple on its face ? the removal of 16 million tons of mining waste ? but deceptively complex because of the risk to workers and the community due to the waste's radioactive nature.

Sat May 9

• Kyrgyzstan Drafts Plan to Address Soviet-Era Uranium Waste: (ENS) - Radioactive dust, contaminated groundwater and toxic landslides and floods threaten more than a million people in Central Asia, warned experts at a conference last week. The radioactive threat stems from 92 toxic waste sites in Kyrgyzstan that contain tailings, or waste, from uranium mining during the Soviet era. In addition to Kyrgyzstan, neighboring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are also vulnerable to the radioactive material. "The state of these tailings, which contain large amounts of highly toxic wastes of uranium - over the tens of years since the shutdown of the facilities, has significantly worsened," ; Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiev cautioned in a speech at the conference.

Wed May 6

• Deseret News | Crescent Junction site quietly taking the 'Pile': Motorists whipping past along I-70 see only the turnoff for Moab at the sign that says Crescent Junction. But a little to the north, a train sits on the railroad tracks, and oversize trucks unload rail cars. From there containers of the radioactive waste that are the legacy of a bankrupt uranium mine are unloaded one after the other, filling up a disposal cell that will trap the tailings for years to come. Much was celebrated Monday to the south on the outskirts of Moab at the former Atlas mine site, where full-time operations to remove the waste have been under way since mid-April.

Tue May 5

• Deseret News | It's a 'go' for tailings cleanup: More than half a century ago, an unemployed geologist stumbled across the country's largest deposit of high-grade uranium in southeastern Utah. The result of that discovery fueled a thriving industry for Moab at the time, but left a legacy of 16 million tons of uranium tailings that currently threaten the Colorado River. Today is a celebratory landmark in the cleanup process at the former Atlas mill site, where 22 rail cars hauling 88 containers of the waste will head 30 miles north to Crescent Junction to a disposal site. The site is 1700 feet longs, 1800 feet wide, and 30 feet deep. Trucks carrying the material dump it into the disposal site, where a front end loader make several passes to pack the bright red dirt, which is full of tailings.

Mon May 4

• Uranium pile outside Moab ready to be moved - Salt Lake Tribune: Monday is moving day for the Atlas Corp. tailings pile outside of Moab. Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. and representative s of four congressional offices assembled in Moab for a ribbon-cutting for the uranium waste removal project. Huntsman called it a great day. "The people of Moab and Grand County made it their priority." ; They dogged every federal official who came to town, the governor said. "For them, it was a matter of pride, for them, it was a matter of health and the environment.&q uot; Moving the 16 million tons of uranium processing waste is expected to cost around $1 billion and to take at least 10 years. The pile is being hauled by rail 42 miles north to a specially constructed landfill north of Interstate 80 at Crescent Junction. Annotated link http://www.dii go.com/bookmar k/http%3A%2F%2 Fwww.sltrib.co m%2Fnews%2Fci_ 12292230

Sat Apr 25

• Deseret News | Removal of uranium tailings begins near Moab: The first trainload of radioactive uranium tailings has been taken from a dump site near Moab and moved to a disposal cell 30 miles away. Cleanup of the 16 million-ton tailings pile was accelerated with a $108 million infusion from the Obama administration 's economic-stimu lus package last month. The tailings, from the now-defunct Atlas uranium mill, have posed a threat of leaching radioactive waste into the Colorado River, prompting urgent requests for removal by Utah's congressional delegation. An announcement Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Energy said the first trainload of tailings departed from the 439-acre site Monday for Crescent Junction. The tailings cover about 139 acres.

Thu Apr 2

• Deseret News | Stimulus to help remove Moab tailings: The Obama administration decided Tuesday to use a big chunk of the economic stimulus package to accelerate removal of the Atlas uranium mill tailings near Moab, which have threatened to leach radioactive waste into the Colorado River. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that of the $6 billion that the stimulus package gave the Energy Department to accelerate environmental cleanup work, he is allocating $108 million to the Moab project. That had Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, almost shouting for joy. He has fought the Energy Department under previous leadership for years to accelerate the project and was told as late as a month ago that it might not be completed for another 20 years because of lack of funds. Such lack of funds is apparently no longer a problem for now. Annotated link http://www.dii go.com/bookmar k/http%3A%2F%2 Fwww.deseretne ws.com%2Fartic le%2F705294297 %2F108M-to-hel p-remove-Moab- tailings.html

Sun Mar 15

• Uranium mine water leak concerning, govt says (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): The Northern Territory Government says it will speak to mining company ERA and the office of the Commonwealth Supervising Scientist about contaminated water leaking from the Ranger Uranium Mine. About 100,000 litres of contaminated water is seeping from a tailings dam at the mine every day. Environmentali sts are calling for the mine's planned expansion to be put on hold.

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