5616 x 3744 px | 47,5 x 31,7 cm | 18,7 x 12,5 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
23 juillet 2015
Lieu:
Moab, Utah, USA
Informations supplémentaires:
Moab Utah UMTRA radiation uranium contamination cleanup The Moab uranium mill tailings pile is a uranium mill waste pond situated alongside the Colorado River, currently under the control of the U.S. Department of Energy. Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act in 2001. 11.9 million tons of radioactive tailings would be moved. 2008 Department of Energy estimates are in excess of $720 million. Funding schedule which will provide for a complete removal by 2028. Contaminated material are being buried near Crescent Junction, Utah 30 miles north. By product of nuclear weapons production after World War II. Radioactive material was also used in power plants. Don Despain of Rekindle Photo. 4776
