KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA | EPA chooses plan for cleaning up uranium mine
KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA | EPA chooses plan for cleaning up uranium mine: "EPA chooses plan for cleaning up uranium mine
SPOKANE, Wash. The U-S Environmental Protection Agency has approved a final plan for cleaning up radioactive wastes at a defunct Cold War uranium mine on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
In its 'Record of Decision,' the E-P-A says contaminated water from the Midnite Mine near Wellpinit will be treated and two open pits will be filled and capped.
The Midnite Mine, about 45 miles northwest of Spokane, is a Superfund cleanup site which operated from 1955-to-1981. The 350-acre area now is a series of open pits filled with mildly radioactive heavy metals and water that can enter nearby streams.
Spokane tribal officials reacted favorably to the cleanup plan. Shannon Work, the tribe's special environmental counsel, says the selection of a preferred cleanup alternative is 'a big step forward.
The E-P-A estimates the cleanup will cost about 152 (m) million dollars.
Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed."
SPOKANE, Wash. The U-S Environmental Protection Agency has approved a final plan for cleaning up radioactive wastes at a defunct Cold War uranium mine on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
In its 'Record of Decision,' the E-P-A says contaminated water from the Midnite Mine near Wellpinit will be treated and two open pits will be filled and capped.
The Midnite Mine, about 45 miles northwest of Spokane, is a Superfund cleanup site which operated from 1955-to-1981. The 350-acre area now is a series of open pits filled with mildly radioactive heavy metals and water that can enter nearby streams.
Spokane tribal officials reacted favorably to the cleanup plan. Shannon Work, the tribe's special environmental counsel, says the selection of a preferred cleanup alternative is 'a big step forward.
The E-P-A estimates the cleanup will cost about 152 (m) million dollars.
Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed."
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