UNITED NUCLEAR CORP - NM00000-138
Dam Name: UNITED NUCLEAR CORP
State: NM
Downstream Hazard Potential:
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 07/01/1979
Incident Driver: Unknown
Incident Mechanism 1: Unknown
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Incident IDNM00000-138
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
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Additional Remarks or UpdatesPrecise date unknown. Uranium tailings - 93 million gallons of liquid contaminated with low-level radiation & ~ 1100 T of solid waste spread ~ 100 miles downstream. UNC shut down operations April 1982.
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Surface Area (acres)0.00
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NID NumberNM00000
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