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Cotter uranium mill -closed, but still spilling radioactive water

Defunct Cañon City uranium mill discharges tainted water The Gazette, The Associated Press   November 13, 2013 CANON CITY — A ruptured underground pipe discharged contaminated water from the defunct Cotter Corp. uranium mill near Cañon City.

The Denver Post reports that the contaminated water spill is the third in the last four years (http://bit.ly/HLG5jd).

The spill was reported Nov. 5. It was five to 10 times larger than previous discharges.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says the company reported 4,000 to 9,000 gallons of water tainted with uranium and molybdenum spilled onto the ground…… http://gazette.com/defunct-caon-city-uranium-mill-discharges-tainted-water/article/1509264

November 15, 2013 - Posted by | incidents, USA

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