Moab celebrates end of uranium tailings pile after decades of work

More than 16 million tons of radioactive waste have been removed from a Colorado River site, with cleanup work continuing and leaders turning toward future use of the land.

(Department of Energy) An aerial view of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) site north of Moab, where more than 16 million tons of radioactive mill waste have been removed as part of a decades-long cleanup effort.