The Moab Mill Project

Creator

Living Rivers
John C. Dohrenwend Dr.
Noam Greenbaum Dr.

Files

Document Type

Report

Date

7-2006

Description

This study evaluates the analyses by the Department of Energy (DOE) concerning flood flows on the Colorado River in the vicinity of the Moab Mill Project Site at Moab, Utah (former Atlas Uranium Mill), and other relevant information regarding the erosional potential of the Colorado River during an extreme flood event. Specifically, the evaluations address probable maximum floods by investigating paleoflood deposits upstream of the uranium mill tailings pile, in addition to historic river channel migration in the vicinity of the pile.

Concerned citizens of Moab and Grand County understood the uranium tailings pile (12 million tons) adjacent to the Colorado River posed a serious health hazard for residents, visitors, downstream water consumers, and endangered species. In 2004 it appeared certain that the DOE would mitigate this hazardous material by stabilizing and armoring the tailings pile in place alongside the Colorado River.

This research was completed money allocated during Round 6 of the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (MTA Fund). Clark University was named conservator of these works.

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Publisher

Living Rivers

Format

pdf

Keywords

nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons testing, environment, non-governmental organizations, United States Department of Energy, tribal governments, environmental cleanup, radioactive fallout, radioactive waste

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Location

Moab, UT

Recommended Citation

Living Rivers; Dohrenwend, John C. Dr.; and Greenbaum, Noam Dr., "The Moab Mill Project" (2006). Living Rivers. 1.
https://commons.clarku.edu/livingrivers/1