Monticello Uranium Mill Tailings Repository
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Utah /
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interesting place, uranium mine
Uranium mill tailings repository for Monticello Mill Tailings Site. Built by U.S. Department of Energy 1995-2000, this landfill-like facility is intended to contain 2.5 million cubic yards of uranium mill tailings and other slightly radioactive materials for up to 1000 years.
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Coordinates: 37°50'58"N 109°19'39"W
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