A notice from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preventing the Energy Fuels White Mesa Mill from processing hazardous waste, due to what the agency reports as a lack of adequate liquid cover on one of their waste cells.
Energy Fuels says they were surprised with the letter from the EPA regional office, as they have submitted weekly reports to the agency regarding the covering in their cells since 2019.
The White Mesa Mill, located west of Highway 191 between the Blanding and White Mesa communities, is the only operating uranium processing mill in the United States...