Utah Archives - »¨½·Ö±²¥ /tag/utah/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:20:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Utah Archives - »¨½·Ö±²¥ /tag/utah/ 32 32 »¨½·Ö±²¥ Participates in Tile Transfer Ceremony /16m-tile-transfer-ceremony/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=16m-tile-transfer-ceremony Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://northwindgroup.wpenginepowered.com/?p=26625 Moab, Utah On Thursday, April 9, 2026, the »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Moab UMTRA Project celebrated its milestone of permanently removing 16 million tons of residual radioactive material from the Moab site. Members of the project team, senior Department of Energy (DOE) officials, other project stakeholders, and the local community attended the ceremony. The ceremony culminated […]

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]]> Seminar Highlights Collaborative Science Driving Moab Project Groundwater Strategy /seminar-highlights-collaborative-science/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seminar-highlights-collaborative-science Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:12:00 +0000 https://northwindgroup.wpenginepowered.com/?p=26597 MOAB, Utah — U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Newsletter New field investigations are improving understanding of groundwater contaminant behavior and strengthening the scientific basis for future remediation decisions, the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project noted during a recent presentation at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) RemPlex Seminar series. To help the Moab Project identify data […]

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]]> Moab Project, Local Agencies Collaborate on Successful Emergency Exercise /moab-project-local-agencies-collaborate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-project-local-agencies-collaborate Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:55:00 +0000 https://northwindgroup.wpenginepowered.com/?p=26589 MOAB, Utah — U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Newsletter The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project joined forces with public safety agencies to conduct a successful multi-agency emergency response exercise designed to evaluate coordination, communication and readiness in the face of a simulated disaster. “This exercise demonstrated the value of a coordinated, multi-agency response […]

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]]> Moab Disposal Cell Progress Continues With New Interim Cover Installation /moab-disposal-cell-progress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-disposal-cell-progress Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:00:17 +0000 /?p=25901 Moab, Utah The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project recently finished installing another interim cover on a section of its disposal cell, moving the cleanup closer to completion. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) oversees cleanup activities at the Moab site, located along the Colorado River, near Moab, Utah. Since 2009, EM crews […]

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]]> Moab Project Site reaches 16 million milestone /moab-project-16m-milestone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-project-16m-milestone Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:20:38 +0000 /?p=25664 Moab, Utah As of September 29, »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage‘s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project has safely removed, shipped, and securely disposed of a cumulative 16 million tons of residual radioactive material from the Moab Site, in Utah, to a nearby disposal facility in Crescent Junction. Disposal of radioactive mill tailings and other […]

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]]> CIRI and »¨½·Ö±²¥ Leadership Visit Key Project Sites in Utah and Washington /ciri-visits-project-sites/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ciri-visits-project-sites Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:03:06 +0000 /?p=25620 From July 22 to July 24, Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI) executives and »¨½·Ö±²¥ leadership embarked on a multi-day tour of critical project sites across Utah and Washington, engaging with employees and gaining firsthand insight into operations that support both environmental remediation and technological innovation. Tuesday, July 22 – UMTRA Project Tour in […]

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]]> Moab Tile Transfer Ceremony /moab-tile-transfer-ceremony/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-tile-transfer-ceremony Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:11:36 +0000 /?p=24787 Moab, Utah On Thursday, December 19, 2024, the »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Moab project celebrated its milestone of permanently removing 15 million tons of residual radioactive material from the Moab site. Members of the project team, senior members of the Department of Energy (DOE), other project stakeholders, and the local community attended the ceremony. This celebration […]

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]]> Moab Uranium Project Hits 15M Ton Milestone /moab-uranium-project-hits-15m-ton-milestone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-uranium-project-hits-15m-ton-milestone Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:31:09 +0000 /?p=24557 As of mid-October, »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage‘s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project has safely removed, shipped, and securely disposed a cumulative 15 million tons of residual radioactive material from the Moab Site to a nearby disposal facility in Crescent Junction. https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/moab-uranium-project-safely-ships-another-1-million-tons-disposal Congratulations to the Moab Team on a job well done!

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]]> DOE Sites PORTS and UMTRA Recognized as 2024 EPEAT Purchase Award Winners /doe-sites-ports-and-umtra-recognized-as-2024-epeat-purchase-award-winners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doe-sites-ports-and-umtra-recognized-as-2024-epeat-purchase-award-winners Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:26:32 +0000 /?p=24289 DOE sites Portsmouth (PORTS), and the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project (UMTRA), are among a group of award winners who collectively cut greenhouse gas emissions last year by more than 565,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, which equates to taking 121,000 average U.S. passenger cars off the road for a year. The […]

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]]> Moab UMTRA Project Site Celebrates 14M Ton Milestone /moab-umtra-project-site-celebrates-14m-ton-milestone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-umtra-project-site-celebrates-14m-ton-milestone Wed, 20 Dec 2023 08:20:40 +0000 /?p=22315 Moab, Utah On Thursday, December 14, the Moab project celebrated its milestone of permanently removing 14 million tons of residual radioactive material from the Moab site with the project team, senior members of the Department of Energy (DOE), and the local community.  Pictured above is the ceremonial moving of the tile representing the 14 millionth […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Receives New Task Order /north-wind-portage-receives-new-task-order/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-portage-receives-new-task-order Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:32:02 +0000 /?p=21672 Congratulations to the »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage team on their new task order at Moab, Utah! Awarded by the DOE EMCBC, this task order includes excavating all the RRM tailings pile, up to a depth of 3’ below the pile, and conditioning material as necessary to meet disposal requirements.

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Projects Receive GreenBuy Awards from DOE /north-wind-projects-receive-greenbuy-awards-from-doe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-projects-receive-greenbuy-awards-from-doe Mon, 09 May 2022 20:24:16 +0000 /?p=6463 Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS) and Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) projects are the recipients of Department of Energy (DOE) GreenBuy Awards for fiscal year 2021 by purchasing Priority Products in multiple categories.  PORTS was the recipient of a Bronze Level GreenBuy Award for fiscal year (FY) 2021 by purchasing four Priority Products […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Receives DOE OSDBU Award /north-wind-portage-receives-doe-osdbu-award/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-portage-receives-doe-osdbu-award Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:10:03 +0000 /?p=6442 Idaho Falls, ID – »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage, Inc. receives the 8(a)/Small Disadvantaged »¨½·Ö±²¥ of the Year from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Small and Disadvantaged »¨½·Ö±²¥ Utilization (OSDBU) FY 2021 Annual Small »¨½·Ö±²¥ Award Program. This award recognizes the outstanding performance of a Small »¨½·Ö±²¥ Administration-certified 8(a) and/or Small Disadvantaged »¨½·Ö±²¥, for […]

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]]> Moab Project Transition Completed in One Month  /moab-project-transition-completed-in-one-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-project-transition-completed-in-one-month Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:18:57 +0000 /?p=6421 »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Completes Transition Ahead of Schedule   Idaho Falls, ID – »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage, Inc.   On February 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage, Inc. the Moab Remedial Action Project. The project includes remediation and closure operations at the Moab site under a 10-year, $613.9 million contract. The contract’s […]

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]]> Moab hits the 11 Million Milestone /moab-hits-the-11-million-milestone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-hits-the-11-million-milestone Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:47:41 +0000 /?p=5186 On Monday, October 19th, »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage relocated another million tons of contaminated soil and debris away from the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project Site in Moab, Utah. This makes the total, to date, at 11 million tons of mill tailing to have been disposed. In addition to reaching this milestone just one […]

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]]> Moab UMTRA Project Ships Largest Trainloads to Date /moab-umtra-project-ships-largest-trainloads-to-date/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-umtra-project-ships-largest-trainloads-to-date Thu, 08 Oct 2020 07:28:58 +0000 /?p=5134 Under »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage’s leadership, the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) project is transporting more residual radioactive material (RRM) per week for disposal than it ever has before. Last year, the site reached the milestone of shipping 10M tons of RRM by shipping up to 576 containers each week. The project recently completed […]

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]]> Moab Site Celebrates 10 Million Tons of Tailings Shipped for Disposal /moab-site-celebrates-10-million-tons-of-tailings-shipped-for-disposal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-site-celebrates-10-million-tons-of-tailings-shipped-for-disposal Thu, 17 Oct 2019 07:22:59 +0000 /?p=4746 »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage was recognized during a community celebration in Moab, Utah for their continued dedication of the cleanup at the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) project site. To date, they have cleaned and transported over 10 million tons of mill tailings to a site 30 miles away. The DOE Environmental Management thank […]

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]]> Moab Project Marks 10 Million Tons Moved /moab-project-marks-10-million-tons-moved/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-project-marks-10-million-tons-moved Thu, 19 Sep 2019 06:44:14 +0000 /?p=4704 MOAB, Utah – Crews from EM’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project loaded and shipped the 10 millionth ton of uranium mill tailings to a dedicated disposal cell, a significant milestone in the 10-year-old cleanup. The Moab Project’s Sept. 16 achievement means more than 62 percent of the estimated 16 million tons of […]

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]]> MOAB Project Celebrates Safety Milestone /moab-project-celebrates-safety-milestone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-project-celebrates-safety-milestone Wed, 05 Jun 2019 14:31:05 +0000 /?p=4266 Kudos to the NW Moab Project team!!! Press release from DOE:(Grand Junction, CO) ― The U.S. Department of Energy’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project hit a major milestone last week achieving 1,000 work days without a lost-time injury or illness as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. During this time […]

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]]> UMTRA Project Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Shipping /umtra-project-celebrates-10th-anniversary-of-shipping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=umtra-project-celebrates-10th-anniversary-of-shipping Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:03:09 +0000 /?p=3575 This month marks the 10th anniversary of the first rail shipment of radioactive tailings from the “Pile” near the banks of the Colorado River – »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage has been DOE’s prime contractor for 7.5 of those 10 years and has safely removed and placed over 7 million tons in an engineered repository 30 miles […]

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]]> Kudos NWP in the News! /kudos-nwp-in-the-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kudos-nwp-in-the-news Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:54:19 +0000 /?p=3119 DOE EM Update Newsletter features »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage’s MOAB project in 12/11/2018 Vol. 10, Issue 48. Moab Project Revamps, Renews Partnering Commitment With Contractors Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project partners celebrated a milestone in 2018 after safely shipping 9 million tons of residual radioactive material from a former uranium-ore processing facility in Moab […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Western Region Expands, Opening Offices /north-wind-western-region-expands-opening-offices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-western-region-expands-opening-offices Wed, 01 Feb 2017 06:35:51 +0000 http://northwindgrp.com/?p=1734 »¨½·Ö±²¥ (»¨½·Ö±²¥) is pleased to announce that the company has recently opened offices in its regional hub in Seattle, as well as in key growth areas in Salt Lake City, Phoenix, and Yuma. Strategic growth offices provide efficiencies as »¨½·Ö±²¥ continues to expand and perform work across the country. These new […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Receives Contract for Environmental Services at Hill Air Force Base /north-wind-receives-contract-for-environmental-services-at-hill-air-force-base/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-receives-contract-for-environmental-services-at-hill-air-force-base Sat, 31 May 2008 23:34:37 +0000 http://nw.ieproductions.com/?p=370 Idaho Falls, ID. May 31, 2008 – »¨½·Ö±²¥, Inc., an Idaho Falls based environmental services firm, announced today that it has won an Indefinite Delivery/indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for A & E environmental services at three U.S. Air Force facilities, located in Utah: Hill AFB, Little Mountain Test Annex, and Utah Test and Training […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Receives Coast Guard Contract To Provide Environmental Remediation Services /north-wind-receives-coast-guard-contract/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-receives-coast-guard-contract Mon, 12 May 2008 23:38:21 +0000 http://nw.ieproductions.com/?p=378 A team led by an Idaho Falls, based environmental services company, »¨½·Ö±²¥ Inc., announced it had been selected by the U.S. Coast Guard as the sole recipient of an $8M contract for environmental remediation of hazardous waste sites at the Coast Guard’s Kodiak Island, Alaska facility. Under the terms of the five-year contract the […]

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