Reprinted from Energy.gov EM crews began removing tailings from the Moab Site in 2009. In recent years, they have transported approximately 1 million tons of tailings for disposal per year, resulting in an accelerated closure schedule. Currently, the site is projected to reach cleanup completion in 2029, with DOE looking at beneficial reuse plans for…
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The Morris Operation, the nations only permanent storage facility for high level transuranic toxic waste, is set to be decommissioned. Situated adjacent from Dresden Nuclear Power Plant, in Morris Illinois, the facility was originally designed as a nuclear fuel reprocessing center but later became a permanent home for nuclear waste from Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power…
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Provo, Utah – Portions of Lake Utah have been closed after the discovery of blooms of toxic algae. On September 19th, 2018, The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) took samples from Utah Lake. Public records collected by the DWQ reveal, “Anatoxin-a levels exceeded recreation health-based thresholds for a Warning Advisory at two sample sites.” “Three sites exceeded recreation health-based levels…
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