(Sept 2025)
U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Legacy Management (LM) Staff Meets With Wyoming Regulators on Uranium Mill Tailings
Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) Sites. Discussion centers on improving processes for site transitions in the near future.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) staff recently met with state officials for status updates on two sites LM manages in Wyoming and three sites that will eventually be transferred to LM for long-term surveillance and maintenance.
LM Director Carmelo Melendez met with representatives of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) for updates on LM’s disposal site in Split Rock and the former processing site in Riverton. The group also discussed the eventual transition of the Gas Hills West, Gas
Hills North, and Gas Hills East Disposal Sites in addition to several other sites that will transition to LM stewardship in the coming decade…
In Riverton, LM is upgrading existing fire hydrants, valves, and pipelines on a domestic water supply system. The water system upgrade project is to ensure the continuation of a safe and reliable water supply for users of the Northern Arapaho Water and Sewer Department…
For more see page 22 of https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/PU%202025%20Q3%20-%20FINAL%20DIGITAL.pdf
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