The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management's (EM) Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project has achieved another cleanup milestone by safely shipping millions of tons of uranium mill tailings from the Moab, Utah site.
October 14, 2024
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Moab Uranium Project Safely Ships 15 Million Tons to Disposal Cell, Completing An EM 2024 Priority
(Moab, Utah) ― The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project has achieved another million ton cleanup milestone and an EM Priority.
As of October 14, 2024, the Moab UMTRA Project has removed and shipped a cumulative 15 million tons of uranium mill tailings from the Moab site to a nearby disposal facility, completing an EM priority for 2024..
“Each year our team meets EM’s priority through innovation, attention to detail, and hard work. Removing the mill tailings from the Moab site protects the beautiful Colorado River and the Moab community and allows EM to advance its cleanup and closure mission at Moab,” said EM’s Federal Project Cleanup Director, Matthew Udovitsch. “It’s exciting to see years of community and project partnership get the site so close to completion and ready for its next evolution.”
About 1 million tons of the contaminated soil and debris remain to be disposed of in an engineered disposal cell in Crescent Junction, 30 miles north of the Moab site. The material resulted from legacy uranium milling operations.
EM is partnering with the community to determine an end state for the site and plan for its future use.
Contact: Barbara Michel, Moab UMTRA Project Public Affairs Specialist, (970) 257-2121