Ep. 5: Remediation

After Uravan closed and was set for demolition, its residents were forced to scatter elsewhere. Today, its nearby baseball park hosts an annual picnic for former townies who refuse to let the last memories of Uravan die out. In an interview with EPA superfund officials, we learn the philosophy of cleanup that led to the remediation of Uravan and its current status. Close by, a new uranium boom refuses to let the dust settle for long. 
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 In this episode: 
 Jane Thompson, president and historian with the Rimrocker Historical Society in Nucla, CO 
 Frances Costanzi and Angela Zachman, Superfund Remedial Project Managers at the Environmental Protection Agency 
 Don Colcord, pharmacist and former resident of Uravan, CO 
 Emily, Joe, and Cindy Latimer, former residents of Uravan, CO 
 Bette Nickell and Jean Nyland, sisters and former residents of Uravan, CO 
 Dr. John Boice, radiation epidemiologist at Vanderbilt University 
 Michael Amundson, professor of history at Northern Arizona University 
 George Glasier, president and CEO of Western Uranium and Vanadium