Mitigation action plan for remedial action at the uranium mill tailings sites and disposal site, Rifle, Colorado
The Old and New Rifle sites cover 66 hectares (164 acres) of private land just outside the town of Rifle, in northwestern Colorado. Approximately 3,161,620 cubic meters (4,135,000 cubic yards) of Residual Radioactive Materials (RRM) contaminates the sites and the adjacent land. The tailings piles at both sites have been partially stabilized, seeded, and irrigated to promote a native vegetation cover. In May 1987, the DOE released its draft EIS on remedial actions at the Rifle sites (DOE, 1987) for public comment. The draft EIS analyzed four alternatives, including: No action; Stabilizing all of the RRM at the New Rifle site; Disposal of all of the RRM at the Estes Guich site, which was the preferred alternative; Disposal of all of the RRM at the Lucas Mesa site.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Albuquerque Operations Office, NM (United States). Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project Office
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-91AL62350
- OSTI ID:
- 10138157
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/UMTRA-150306-MITI; ON: DE93008956
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Dec 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
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MITIGATION
COLORADO
FEED MATERIALS PLANTS
ABANDONED SITES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
STABILIZATION
COVERINGS
PLANNING
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HEALTH AND SAFETY
SITE RESOURCE AND USE STUDIES
WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE