Colorado, United States · North America
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Grand Junction is a town located in Colorado, United States. With a population of 60,358, it is an important destination in North America.
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Climax Uranium Mill is a decommissioned uranium mill near Grand Junction, CO.
The mill, which processed vanadium as well as uranium, was incorporated on May 11, 1950. It was constructed on city-owned property next to the Colorado River which was once the Grand Junction sugar beet mill. Climax Uranium Company guttedRead more
the former sugar beet mill, removing any remaining equipment and stabilizing weak walls, and began uranium and vanadium milling operations. The mill soon grew to be 12 buildings large and processed 2 million tons of ore, mostly for the United States Atomic Energy Commission. The mill caused contamination in an aquifer directly beneath the surface of the site. Mill tailings were allowed to be taken for civilian and construction use in the city which led to many vicinity properties with elevated radiation levels. In 1970, the mill was decommissioned and most of the contaminated materials were brought to the Grand Junction Disposal Site. Some of the leftover tailings used in construction led to adverse health effects in civilians around the area and required major clean-up efforts and remediation by the Environmental Protection Agency and International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Grand Junction is located in Colorado, United States, North America. The coordinates are 39.0639 latitude, -108.5507 longitude.
Grand Junction has a population of approximately 60,358 people, making it a town in United States.
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