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Title: Reclamation and groundwater restoration in the uranium milling industry: An assessment of UMTRCA, title II

Journal Article · · Journal of Natural Resources amp Environmental Law
OSTI ID:508170

In 1978, Congress passed the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) to regulate the disposal and reclamation of uranium mill tailings.This article examines the implementation of this legislation through eight cases of uranium mills in New Mexico, Wyoming, and Utah now being reclaimed. The eight cases examined here make up an important part of the total reclamation picture in the uranium milling industry.

OSTI ID:
508170
Journal Information:
Journal of Natural Resources amp Environmental Law, Vol. 11, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English