Uranium Mining and Milling Presented By: Mansel A. Nelson Senior Program Coordinator Tribal Environmental Education Outreach Program (EEOP) Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Northern Arizona University (NAU)
Legacy Issues –Mining –Milling –Environmental Impacts –Human Health Impacts Beginning of Nuclear Fuel Cycle –In Situ Leachate Mining –Uranium Enrichment Presentation
Legacy Issues
Open Pit Mining
Tunnel Mining
Mining and Milling on Navajo
Abandoned Mines
Abandoned Open Pit Mines
Tuba City : Rare Metals Mexican Hat : Texas-Zinc Minerals Corp Monument Valley : VCA Shiprock : Kerr McGee & Foote Minerals Uranium Mill Sites
Tuba City – Rare Metals
Rare Metals Clean Up Ground water clean- up continues Eliminated –Blowing dust –Radiation –Radon
Water Sampling
Mining – Contaminated Structures Homes Driveways Roadways
Time Distance Shielding
Distance vs Intensity Activity
Contact Mansel A. Nelson Senior Program Coordinator Environmental Education Outreach Program (EEOP) Northern Arizona University (NAU) Voice FAX PO Box 5768, Flagstaff, AZ 86011