Contact Superfund, Pacific Southwest
Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Addressing Uranium Contamination
on the Navajo Nation
Five-Year Plan and Report to Address Impacts of Uranium Contamination, 2008-2012
Final Report and Factsheet
- Navajo Uranium Report, 2013 (PDF)
(67 pp, 8M) - Navajo Uranium Factsheet (PDF)
(2 pp, 1.0M)- Map Insert (2 pp, 2M)
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In October 2007, at the request of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Indian Health Service (IHS) developed a coordinated Five-Year Plan to address uranium contamination in consultation with Navajo Nation. The Five-Year Plan was the first coordinated approach by the agencies, and outlined a strategy for gaining a better understanding of the scope of the problem and for addressing the greatest risks first. The following objectives were developed as part of the Five-Year Plan:
- Assessment and cleanup of contaminated structures
- Assessment of contaminated water sources, and provision of alternative water supplies
- Assessment of abandoned uranium mines, with detailed assessments of those most likely to pose environmental or health problems
- Cleanup of the Northeast Church Rock mine site and additional high-priority abandoned mine sites
- Cleanup of the Tuba City Highway 160 site
- Cleanup of the Tuba City Dump
- Remediation of groundwater contamination at three former mill sites
- Case control studies of health risks faced by individuals residing near mill sites or abandoned mine sites
Health & Environmental
Impacts of Uranium Contamination - January 2013 Progress Report (PDF)
(67pp, 8M)
Progress Reports
- EPA January 2013 Final Report (PDF) (67pp, 8M)
- EPA January 2013 Factsheet (PDF)
(2 pp, 1.0M)- Map Insert (2 pp, 2M)
- EPA August 2011 Progress Report (PDF) (2 pp/4-panel mailer, 1.0M)
- EPA March 2010 Progress Report (PDF)
(2 pp/4-panel mailer, 1.28M) - EPA April 2009 Progress Report (PDF)
(2 pp/4-panel mailer, 489K) - EPA May 2008 Progress Report (PDF)
(2 pp, 290K) - EPA September 2008 Progress Report (PDF) (2 pp, 489K)
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