Abandoned Uranium Mines

Today the mines are closed, but a legacy of uranium contamination remains, including over 500 abandoned uranium mines (AUMs) as well as homes ...

Navajo Nation: Cleaning Up Abandoned Uranium Mines | US EPA

This site provides information about the progress of EPA's cleanup of abandoned uranium mines on Navajo and Hopi lands and in other areas of Arizona and New ...

Uranium mining and the Navajo people - Wikipedia

Abandoned Mine Land Program · Abandoned Uranium Mines on the Navajo Nation, Arizona (Site NNN000906087); a region with many of the "521 abandoned uranium mine ...

Navajo Nation Uranium Waste - ArcGIS StoryMaps

Over 1,100 uranium mines were abandoned on the Navajo Nation, where they contaminate soil and water to this day. One study found that about a quarter of Navajo ...

The History of Uranium Mining and the Navajo People - PMC

3,19 More than 1000 abandoned uranium mines shafts are now estimated to lie on Navajo land (P. Charley, oral communication, 1995). FIGURE 1. FIGURE 1 · Open ...

Navajo Nation faces possible new threats after decades of uranium ...

The EPA has been the primary authority responsible for cleaning up abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation since efforts began in 2008 and ...

Abandoned Uranium Mines Working Group Addressing Health and ...

The Abandoned Uranium Mines Working Group (AUMWG) is a consortium of federal agencies working together to address the human health, safety, ...

State of Play: The Legacy of Uranium Mining on U.S. Tribal Lands

Today, there are at least 523 abandoned uranium mines and four abandoned uranium mills on or near the Navajo Nation. The Havasupai Tribe ...

For The Navajo Nation, Uranium Mining's Deadly Legacy Lingers

As the Cold War threat petered out the companies left, abandoning more than 500 mines. Sponsor Message. Maria Welch is a field researcher with ...

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Defense-Related Uranium Mines (DRUM) program is a partnership between DOE, federal land management agencies, state abandoned ...

THE NAVAJO NATION - Congress.gov

Separately from the 524 abandoned uranium mines, there are also four Uranium Mill Tailings. Remediation Control Act (UMTRCA) sites within the ...

Justice Department, EPA and The Navajo Nation Announce ...

With this settlement, funds are now committed to begin the cleanup process at over 200 abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation. The work to ...

Navajo AML\UMTRA Department > AUM

Interactive Web Map ... For more information on AUMs please contact: •Navajo Nation EPA Superfund Program at (928) 871-6859 or see the NNEPA Superfund website ...

Abandoned Uranium Mine Remediation

Achieving robust abandoned uranium mine remediation is a critical priority for the region. Aggressive treatments across Northern Arizona to protect the ...

Evaluation of the Abandoned Uranium Mines in the Navajo Nation

The EPA OIG plans to begin preliminary research to examine aspects of the EPA's management of abandoned uranium mine sites in the Navajo Nation. Project ...

'Ignored for 70 years': human rights group to investigate uranium ...

More than 500 abandoned uranium mines sit on Navajo Nation land today, each one a potential vector for unleashing more radioactive particles ...

This Month's Superfund Listing of Abandoned Uranium Mines in the ...

the EPA placed the Lukachukai Mountains Mining District on the Superfund National Priorities List—a first for the tribe. It opens the door for ...

Abandoned Mine Lands and Uranium Mining

The BLM maintains an inventory of known abandoned mines located on the public lands. Most of the sites are abandoned hardrock mines.

Abandoned uranium mines a priority for Navajo President Buu Nygren

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren deployed tribal police this week is because of his priority to clean up abandoned uranium mines and mills.

Uranium Legacy | Grand Canyon Trust

A "Danger" sign posted at an abandoned uranium mine on the Navajo Nation · Abandoned mines · A uranium haul truck drives on a dirt road on the Arizona strip.