First trainload of uranium tailings leaves Moab (Utah)

[jpak]

http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=10221696&nav=menu554_2

MOAB, Utah (AP) - The first trainload of radioactive uranium tailings has been taken from a dump site near Moab.

U.S. Department of Energy officials say they're still testing equipment and travel routes that are designed to eventually move 16 million tons of uranium waste to a disposal site 30 miles away at Crescent Junction.

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After May 4, a train with 88 containers full of the sludge will depart in the evenings Monday through Thursday. This summer, train shipments are planned to increase to seven days a week.

The tailings near the Colorado River are leftovers from a former uranium mill about three miles northwest of Moab.

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[JohnWxy]

1. 16 MILLION tons???? JEEEEEEEZUS!

[Massacure]

2. That is actually probably pretty tiny

Or at least it is tiny when compared to the amount of coal wastes.