Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project
Sector: Wind • Location: Moab, Utah, United States
Source: The Times-Independent
A decades-long federal cleanup effort to remove over 16 million tons of radioactive uranium mill tailings and debris from the former Atlas Minerals site near Moab, Utah, to reduce contamination risks to groundwater and the Colorado River. The waste was transported by rail about 42 miles north to an engineered disposal cell near Crescent Junction for permanent disposal. Cleanup work continues with
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Wind, Nuclear, Rail
- Location
- Moab, Utah, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Times-Independent
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Original status | under cleanup |
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A decades-long federal cleanup effort to remove over 16 million tons of radioactive uranium mill tailings and debris from the former Atlas Minerals site near Moab, Utah, to reduce contamination risks to groundwater and the Colorado River. The waste was transported by rail about 42 miles north to an engineered disposal cell near Crescent Junction for permanent disposal. Cleanup work continues with groundwater treatment and site stabilization, aiming for closure by 2029. |
Original sector | Environmental Remediation |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Utah |
City | Moab |
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Source | The Times-Independent |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Wind, Nuclear, Rail |
Article published date | 2026-04-12 |
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