What will U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) do to control dust during remediation of the pile? How will emissions be monitored?

Windblown tailings could create fugitive dust emissions. An effective dust control system is currently in place and will continue to be implemented during remedial activities. Water for dust control is stored in a tank or in a freshwater storage pond and is applied using water trucks or water wagons. Non-hazardous dust suppressants such as calcium chloride solution, stored in tanks, are also used. 

Personnel certified in reading opacity measurements monitor visible emissions to determine when active dust control measures (e.g. application of water) should be initiated and when dust-generating activities (e.g. excavating, hauling, grading) should be discontinued to maintain 20 percent or less opacity.


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1. Is any of the Moab site open for public use?
2. Is it safe to camp near the Moab site?
3. Is it safe to raft down the Colorado River or ride my bicycle on Potash Road past the Moab site?
4. Is the site open to the public for tours?
5. The wind tends to blow frequently in the Moab area. Is the dust I see coming from the Moab site radioactive and is it harmful to breathe?
6. What are uranium mill tailings?
7. What does U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plan to do with the site?
8. What is that huge pile of dirt northwest of Moab?
9. What will U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) do to control dust during remediation of the pile? How will emissions be monitored?
10. Where can I find out more information about the Moab UMTRA Project?
11. Who owns the Moab site?