Moab UMTRA Project

Moab UMTRA Project

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has moved more than 70% of the estimated 16 million tons of uranium tailings from the banks of the Colorado River, near the city of Moab, to a permanent disposal site 32 miles north, near Crescent Junction. This project is called the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project.

Project Site Location

The Moab Tailings Project Site is located in northern Moab Valley northwest of Moab in Grand County, Utah, and includes the former Atlas Minerals Corporation (Atlas) uranium-ore processing facility. The site is situated on the west bank of the Colorado River at the confluence with Moab Wash. The site encompasses about 480 acres, of which approximately 130 acres is covered by the uranium mill tailings pile.

Moab Tailings Project Steering Committee Agendas and Minutes

To view historical meeting agendas and minutes for the MTPSC, go to Agendas & Minutes link in the County Commission section under Your Government on this website. For recent agendas and the most recent minutes, see below. MTPSC Meetings will be livestreamed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@MTPSCGrandCo 

Courtesy of Tom Till

Birds Eye View of Moab Tailings

MTPSC Meeting Materials

10/25/2022 MTPSC Meeting Materials

  1. MTPSC 07.26.2022 Minutes_UNAPPROVED
  2. MTPSC 10.25.2022 Agenda_FINAL
  3. MTPSC Quarterly Mtg Audio Recording_10.25.2022
  4. UMTRA Status 10.25.2022_FINAL

01/24/2023 MTPSC Meeting Materials

  1. 01.24.2023 MTPSC Quarterly Mtg - Audio Only
  2. MTPSC 01.24.2023 Agenda_FINAL
  3. MTPSC 10.25.2022 Minutes_DRAFT
  4. UMTRA Status 01.24.2023_FINAL

04/25/2023 MTPSC Meeting Materials

  1. MTPSC 01.24.2023 Minutes_DRAFT
  2. MTPSC 04.25.2023 Agenda_FINAL
  3. MTPSC Quarterly Mtg Recording_04.25.2023
  4. UMTRA Status 04.25.2023_FINAL

Project Updates

MOAB TAILINGS PROJECT STEERING COMMITTEE -- Proceedings

  1. MTPSC 7.27.21 Minutes_APPROVED
  2. MTPSC_04.27.21 Minutes_APPROVED
  3. MTPSC 01.26.21 Minutes_APPROVED
  4. UMTRA Status 01.26.2021
  5. MTPSC Agenda 01.26.2021
  6. MTPSC 180424 APPROVED Minutes
  7. MTPSC 180123 APPROVED Minutes
  8. MTPSC 171024 APPROVED Minutes
  9. MTPSC 170725 Minutes Approved
  10. MTPSC 170427 Minutes APPROVED
  11. MTPSC 170124 Minutes APPROVED
  12. MTPSC 161025 Minutes APPROVED
  13. MTPSC 160726 Minutes APPROVED
  14. MTPSC 160426 Minutes APPROVED
  15. MTPSC 160126 Minutes APPROVED
  16. MTPSC 151027 Minutes APPROVED
  17. MTPSC 150728 Minutes APPROVED
  18. MTPSC 150428 Minutes APPROVED
  19. Y18 Council Report
  20. Project Review January 26, 2016
  21. MTPSC 180731 APPROVED Minutes
  22. MTPSC 181023 APPROVED Minutes
  23. MTPSC 190423 Minutes APPROVED
  24. MTPSC 190723 Minutes APPROVED
  25. UMTRA Status 191029
  26. UMTRA Status 200128
  27. MTPSC 191029 APPROVED Minutes
  28. MTPSC 190122 Minutes APPROVED
  29. The May 26 MTPSC Meetng Has Been Cancelled
  30. May 2020 UMTRA Project Update to MTPSC
  31. UMTRA Status 200526
  32. UMTRA Status 200728
  33. MTPSC 200128 Minutes APPROVED
  34. UMTRA Status 201027
  35. MTPSC 200728 Minutes APPROVED
  36. Cancer Incidence Study 2018 Update
  37. MTPSC 200728 Minutes UNAPPROVED

SITE FUTURES COMMITTEE -- 2018 Update to Community Vision for Mill Site

  1. 18807 After the Pile Community Vison Update to County Council
  2. 2018 Community Vision Update to After the Pile July 31 2018
  3. After the Pile 180531 Open House Slides
  4. draft 2018 CV Update Timeline
  5. Development Constraints 180508
  6. Steering Com. and SFC Guidance Y18
  7. 2018 Site Futures Committee
  8. 180910 After the Pile Community Vision Update to City Council

SITE FUTURES COMMITTEE -- 2013-14 Initial Community Vision

  1. After the Pile, 2014 Initial Community Vision
  2. Grand County Resolution 3015 (2014), endorses ICV
  3. Moab City Resolution 11_2014, endorses ICV
  4. SFC Initial Community Vision Timeline Y12-13
  5. Initial Com Vision Summary of Uses Y13

Presentations

  1. Community Involvement Manuscript for IAEA, Sep, 2016
  2. SWANA Symposium Presentation, March 3, 2016
  3. UMTRA Cleaning Up a Legacy of the Cold War (PDF)
  1. Is any of the Moab site open for public use?
  2. Is it safe to camp near the Moab site?
  3. Is it safe to raft down the Colorado River or ride my bicycle on Potash Road past the Moab site?
  4. Is the site open to the public for tours?
  5. The wind tends to blow frequently in the Moab area. Is the dust I see coming from the Moab site radioactive and is it harmful to breathe?
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