Naturita Uranium Mill Information

Location

Naturita, Colorado

This former uranium and vanadium ore processing facility processed about 704,000 tons of ore. This ore processing is covered under the auspices of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and is not separately covered under EEOICPA. However, DOE environmental remediation contractors performed environmental remediation under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (Public Law 95-604) at this former processing site from May through November of 1994 and again from June of 1996 through September 1998. DOE and DOE contractor employees who performed this remediation are covered under EEOICPA.

Alternative Names

  • Naturita Processing Site
  • Naturita Disposal Site

Type of Facility

  • Department of Energy

Covered by EEOICPA

  • Part B and Part E

EEOICPA Covered Years

  • May-November 1994 (remediation)
  • June 1996-September 1998

Contractors

  • Vanadium Corporation of America
  • Ranchers Exploration

DOE

DOL

NIOSH

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Other Resources

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