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Uravan

USA / Colorado / Nucla /
 interesting place, abandoned settlement, EPA superfund
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Site of the former township of Uravan (named for Uranium and Vanadium) which was completely eliminated as a Superfund site to get rid of radioactivity that was a public health problem.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uravan,_Colorado
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Coordinates:   38°21'52"N   108°44'57"W

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  • kencummings
    One of several places (like Grand Junction) in the 1950s where Uranium tailings made great back-fill during home construction. Just what you needed, a glow-in-the-dark basement. Generally harmless if you were a non-smoker.
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