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Moab uranium mill tailings pile. Coordinates: 38.5997°N 109.5976°W. Aerial view of the Atlas Mill Site near Moab, Utah, prior to the removal of the tailings pile. 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.
The Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project was created by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to monitor the cleanup of uranium mill tailings, a by-product of the uranium concentration process that poses risks to the public health and environment. The Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act passed by Congress in 1978 ...
Moab (/ ˈmoʊ.æb / ⓘ) is the largest city and county seat of Grand County [5] in eastern Utah in the western United States, known for its dramatic scenery. The population was 5,366 at the 2020 census. [6] Moab attracts many tourists annually, mostly visitors to the nearby Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.
Obie Turner (father) Beverly Turner (mother) On August 18, 2021, the bodies of married American couple Kylen Schulte (September 5, 1996 – c. August 13, 2021) and Crystal Turner (December 30, 1982 – c. August 13, 2021) [1] were found in Moab, Utah, United States. [2] Both victims had been murdered and died from gunshot wounds.
Dalton Wells Isolation Center was an American internment camp located in Moab, Utah. The Dalton Wells camp was in use from 1935 to 1943. The camp played a role in two significant events during the twentieth century. During the New Deal programs under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the camp was built as a CCC camp to provide jobs for young men ...
Canyonlands National Park is a national park of the United States located in southeastern Utah near the town of Moab. The park preserves a colorful landscape eroded into numerous canyons, mesas, and buttes by the Colorado River, the Green River, and their respective tributaries. Legislation creating the park was signed into law by President ...
Nearest city: Moab, Utah: Coordinates: 1]: Climbing type: trad and aid climbing of towers and faces: Height: Titan: 900 feet (270 m); Ancient Art: 400 feet (120 m): Pitches: up to 7: Ratings: Apart from couple moderate routes most climbs are at hard (up to A6): Grades: up to IV: Rock type: Cutler sandstone capped with Moenkopi sandstone and caked with a stucco of red mud: Quantity of rock ...
The bridge has a span of 243 feet, making it the sixth longest natural arch span in the United States. [2] It can be reached via a 4-mile round trip hike on the Grandstaff Trail from Utah State Route 128 . Grandstaff Canyon is protected by the Bureau of Land Management, and no fees are required to hike to Morning Glory Bridge.