URAVAN URANIUM PROJECT (UNION CARBIDE CORP.)
URAVAN, CO
Superfund Site Profile
Site Contacts
Community Involvement Coordinator
Brent Campbell
campbell.brent@epa.gov
(303) 312-6230
Remedial Project Manager
Brandon Nichalson
Nichalson.Brandon@epa.gov
(303) 312-6577
Site Location
Street Address:NEAR URAVAN ON HWY 141
URAVAN, CO 81422
Background
The 680-acre Uravan Uranium Project (Union Carbide Corp.) site is located in Uravan, Colorado. A radium-recovery plant started operating on site in 1912. From the 1940s to 1984, the plant operated as a uranium and vanadium processing facility. Site activities and waste disposal practices contaminated soil and groundwater with hazardous chemicals and radioactive constituents. Following cleanup, operation and maintenance activities are ongoing.