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Uranium contamination in the Navajo Nation : background and cleanup efforts /

"This book examines the extent to which the agencies achieved the targets set in the 5-year plan and the reasons why or why not; what is known about the future scope of work, time frames, and costs; and any key challenges faced by the agencies in completing this work and any opportunites to ove...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Stepp, Eugene
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2014]
Colección:Environmental health (Nova Science Publishers)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a URANIUM CONTAMINATION IN THE NAVAJO NATION: BACKGROUND AND CLEANUP EFFORTS; URANIUM CONTAMINATION IN THE NAVAJO NATION: BACKGROUND AND CLEANUP EFFORTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: URANIUM CONTAMINATION: OVERALL SCOPE, TIME FRAME, AND COST INFORMATION IS NEEDED FOR CONTAMINATION CLEANUP ON THE NAVAJO RESERVATION; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; AGENCIES MET THE TARGETS IN SIX OUT OF EIGHT PLAN OBJECTIVES PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF ADDITIONAL FEDERAL RESOURCES. 
505 8 |a Agencies have not estimated the full scope of work, time frames, or costs needed to address uranium contamination but recognize that significant work remainsagencies face challenges meeting funding needs and engaging affected communities, though opportunities exist for improving relationships with the navajo and hopi people; conclusion; matter for congressional consideration; recommendations for executive action; agency and third party comments and our evaluation; appendix i. objectives, scope, and methodology. 
505 8 |a Appendix ii. detailed results of gao assessment of the schedule for the tuba city dump remedial investigation and feasibility study work planappendix iii. detailed results of gao assessment of the tuba city dump 5-year cost estimate; appendix iv. the 43 highest priority mines, their locations, and the status of assessment and cleanup efforts; appendix v. additional information about the remaining scope of work, time frames, and costs to address uranium contamination on or near the navajo reservation. 
505 8 |a Chapter 2: HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF URANIUM CONTAMINATION IN THE NAVAJO NATION: FIVE-YEAR PLANEXECUTIVE SUMMARY; ASSESSMENT AND CLEANUP OF CONTAMINATED STRUCTURES; CONTAMINATED WATER SOURCES; ABANDONED URANIUM MINE ASSESSMENT AND CLEANUP; CLEANUP OF THE NORTHEAST CHURCH ROCK (NECR) MINE SITE; LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT OF FORMER URANIUM MILLING SITES; CHARACTERIZATION AND REMEDIATION OF HIGHWAY 160 SITE; CLEANUP OF TUBA CITY DUMP; HEALTH ASSESSMENT; SUMMARY OF NRC ACTIONS. 
505 8 |a Chapter 3: FEDERAL ACTIONS TO ADDRESS IMPACTS OF URANIUM CONTAMINATION IN THE NAVAJO NATION: FIVE-YEAR PLAN SUMMARY REPORTEXECUTIVE SUMMARY; OBJECTIVE 1. ASSESSMENT AND CLEANUP OF CONTAMINATED STRUCTURES; OBJECTIVE 2. ASSESSMENT OF CONTAMINATED WATER SOURCES AND PROVISION OF ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLIES; OBJECTIVE 3. ASSESSMENT OF ABANDONED URANIUM MINES, WITH DETAILED ASSESSMENTS OF THOSE MOST LIKELY TO POSE ENVIRONMENTAL OR HEALTH PROBLEMS; OBJECTIVE 4. CLEANUP OF NECR MINE SITE AND ADDITIONAL HIGH-PRIORITY ABANDONED MINE SITES; OBJECTIVE 5. CLEANUP OF THE TUBA CITY HIGHWAY 160 SITE. 
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