Kerr-McGee Chemical Worldwide, Western Nuclear Corporation, and Fremont Lumber

The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency charged the three companies with polluting two abandoned uranium mines located within the Fremont National Forest in Southern Oregon. White King and Lucky Lass mines were contaminated with arsenic and radionuclides. Kerr-McGee, Western Nuclear, and Fremont Lumber have agreed to a $50,000 penalty and to spend an estimated $7.9 million on clean up of hazardous substances left in excavation pits and stockpiled mineralized waste. (Oct-28-05) [AXCESS NEWS ]

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