Transportation of the MOAB Uranium Mill Tailings to White Mesa Mill by Slurry Pipeline

Conference · Wed Feb 26 04:00:00 EST 2003

OSTI ID:825817

Hochstein, R F; Warner, R; Wetz, T V

The Moab uranium mill tailings pile, located at the former Atlas Minerals Corporation site approximately three miles north of Moab, Utah, is now under the control of the US Department of Energy (''DOE''). The location of the tailings pile adjacent to the Colorado River, and the ongoing contamination of groundwater and seepage of pollutants into the river, have lead to the investigation, as part of the final site remediation program, of alternatives to relocate the tailings to a qualified permanent disposal site. This paper will describe the approach being taken by the team formed between International Uranium (USA) Corporation (''IUC'') and Washington Group International (''WGINT'') to develop an innovative technical proposal to relocate the Moab tailings to IUC's White Mesa Mill south of Blanding, Utah. The proposed approach for relocating the tailings involves using a slurry pipeline to transport the tailings to the White Mesa Mill. The White Mesa Mill is a fully licensed, active uranium mill site that is uniquely suited for permanent disposal of the Moab tailings. The tailings slurry would be dewatered at the White Mesa Mill, the slurry water would be recycled to the Moab site for reuse in slurry makeup, and the ''dry'' tailings would be permanently disposed of in an approved below grade cell at the mill site.

• Research Organization: International Uranium Corporation (US); Washington Group International (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: none (US)
• OSTI ID: 825817
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
COLORADO RIVER
CONTAMINATION
FEED MATERIALS PLANTS
POLLUTANTS
SLURRY PIPELINES
TAILINGS
TRANSPORT
URANIUM
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER