New field investigations are improving understanding of groundwater contaminant behavior and strengthening the scientific basis for future remediation decisions, the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project noted during a recent presentation at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RemPlex Seminar series. February 10, 2026
The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project joined forces with public safety agencies to conduct a successful multi-agency emergency response exercise designed to evaluate coordination, communication and readiness in the face of a simulated disaster. February 3, 2026
The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project recently finished installing another interim cover on a section of its disposal cell, moving the cleanup closer to completion. January 13, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management announced today the successful removal of a cumulative 16 million tons of uranium mill tailings and other contaminated material from its Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project site.
The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project recently hosted U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy of Utah and Grand County Commission Chair Bill Winfield for a tour of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management cleanup site. June 10, 2025
Representatives from the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education recently made their first of several visits to the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project.
A local museum recently opened an exhibition on the community’s Cold War-era uranium boom, and the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project took part.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management successfully completed the majority of its 2024 priorities, advancing critical cleanup work with the support of state, tribal and local partners.
A Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project ceremony held late last year commemorated the removal of a cumulative 15 million tons of radioactive uranium tailings, a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management 2024 priority.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project recently conducted a multi-agency emergency response exercise involving a thundersnow scenario at its Crescent Junction disposal cell site.