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Non-circular gear seem to defy the laws of motion. It really doesn't look like they are going to mesh at all, but somehow they do. That's why I think they are so cool.
There are models for #3dprinting #milling and #lasercutting at my GitHub https://github.com/carlvp/3dprints/tree/main/non-circular-gear #diy -
#CanaanME - #MEFTI Tour Registration: #Maine-grown #Grains in Schools and Institutions
May 8 @ 10:00 am - 12:15 pm
The Good Crust
210 Main Street
Canaan, MEFree. Registration required.
"Description:
Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour to learn how Maine-grown grains are making it into schools and institutions across Maine. We’ll begin at The Good Crust, where doughs and bread products including frozen dough balls, pre-sheeted rounds, and half-sheets are made for your food service program. The Good Crust is served at over 100 colleges, K-12 schools, and universities throughout New England and qualifies for Maine’s #LocalFood Fund. From there, we will visit Maine Grains for a tour of the #Gristmill where we will explore the #milling process of Maine-grown grains to learn how #StoneMilledFlour is made and dig into Maine’s local grain economy."FMI and to register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/maine-grown-grains-in-schools-and-institutions/#SolarPunkSunday #MaineGrains #MOFGA #FoodSecurity #LocalFood
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#CanaanME - #MEFTI Tour Registration: #Maine-grown #Grains in Schools and Institutions
May 8 @ 10:00 am - 12:15 pm
The Good Crust
210 Main Street
Canaan, MEFree. Registration required.
"Description:
Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour to learn how Maine-grown grains are making it into schools and institutions across Maine. We’ll begin at The Good Crust, where doughs and bread products including frozen dough balls, pre-sheeted rounds, and half-sheets are made for your food service program. The Good Crust is served at over 100 colleges, K-12 schools, and universities throughout New England and qualifies for Maine’s #LocalFood Fund. From there, we will visit Maine Grains for a tour of the #Gristmill where we will explore the #milling process of Maine-grown grains to learn how #StoneMilledFlour is made and dig into Maine’s local grain economy."FMI and to register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/maine-grown-grains-in-schools-and-institutions/#SolarPunkSunday #MaineGrains #MOFGA #FoodSecurity #LocalFood
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#CanaanME - #MEFTI Tour Registration: #Maine-grown #Grains in Schools and Institutions
May 8 @ 10:00 am - 12:15 pm
The Good Crust
210 Main Street
Canaan, MEFree. Registration required.
"Description:
Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour to learn how Maine-grown grains are making it into schools and institutions across Maine. We’ll begin at The Good Crust, where doughs and bread products including frozen dough balls, pre-sheeted rounds, and half-sheets are made for your food service program. The Good Crust is served at over 100 colleges, K-12 schools, and universities throughout New England and qualifies for Maine’s #LocalFood Fund. From there, we will visit Maine Grains for a tour of the #Gristmill where we will explore the #milling process of Maine-grown grains to learn how #StoneMilledFlour is made and dig into Maine’s local grain economy."FMI and to register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/maine-grown-grains-in-schools-and-institutions/#SolarPunkSunday #MaineGrains #MOFGA #FoodSecurity #LocalFood
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#CanaanME - #MEFTI Tour Registration: #Maine-grown #Grains in Schools and Institutions
May 8 @ 10:00 am - 12:15 pm
The Good Crust
210 Main Street
Canaan, MEFree. Registration required.
"Description:
Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour to learn how Maine-grown grains are making it into schools and institutions across Maine. We’ll begin at The Good Crust, where doughs and bread products including frozen dough balls, pre-sheeted rounds, and half-sheets are made for your food service program. The Good Crust is served at over 100 colleges, K-12 schools, and universities throughout New England and qualifies for Maine’s #LocalFood Fund. From there, we will visit Maine Grains for a tour of the #Gristmill where we will explore the #milling process of Maine-grown grains to learn how #StoneMilledFlour is made and dig into Maine’s local grain economy."FMI and to register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/maine-grown-grains-in-schools-and-institutions/#SolarPunkSunday #MaineGrains #MOFGA #FoodSecurity #LocalFood
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#CanaanME - #MEFTI Tour Registration: #Maine-grown #Grains in Schools and Institutions
May 8 @ 10:00 am - 12:15 pm
The Good Crust
210 Main Street
Canaan, MEFree. Registration required.
"Description:
Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour to learn how Maine-grown grains are making it into schools and institutions across Maine. We’ll begin at The Good Crust, where doughs and bread products including frozen dough balls, pre-sheeted rounds, and half-sheets are made for your food service program. The Good Crust is served at over 100 colleges, K-12 schools, and universities throughout New England and qualifies for Maine’s #LocalFood Fund. From there, we will visit Maine Grains for a tour of the #Gristmill where we will explore the #milling process of Maine-grown grains to learn how #StoneMilledFlour is made and dig into Maine’s local grain economy."FMI and to register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/maine-grown-grains-in-schools-and-institutions/#SolarPunkSunday #MaineGrains #MOFGA #FoodSecurity #LocalFood
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Rubus Fructicosus Blackberry Seed Market in Poland | Report – IndexBox
Poland Rubus Fructicos…
#Poland #Polska #PL #Europe #Europa #EU #Cold-PressExtraction #Dietarysupplementsoftgels/capsules #forecast #Functionalbeveragefortification #ingredientmarketreport #marketanalysis #Milling&ParticleSizeReduction #Nutritionbarandhealthysnackformulations #RubusFructicosusBlackberrySeed #Skincareserumsandcreams #SolventExtraction&Removal #SupercriticalCO2Extraction
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Crospovidones Market in Romania | Report – IndexBox https://www.byteseu.com/1917843/ #BiopharmaMarketReport #Crospovidones #CrossLinkingPolymerization #DissolutionEnhancementOfPoorlySolubleDrugs #forecast #ImprovementOfTabletHardnessAndFriability #MarketAnalysis #Milling&ParticleSizeClassification #OralSolidDosageFormDisintegration #QualityByDesign(QbD)AnalyticalMethods #Romania #SprayDrying
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Crospovidones Market in Romania | Report – IndexBox
This report is an independent strategic market study that …
#Romania #RO #Europe #Europa #EU #biopharmamarketreport #Crospovidones #Cross-linkingpolymerization #Dissolutionenhancementofpoorlysolubledrugs #forecast #Improvementoftablethardnessandfriability #MarketAnalysis #Milling&particlesizeclassification #Oralsoliddosageformdisintegration #QualitybyDesign(QbD)analyticalmethods #romania #Spray-drying #stiri
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Interactive drilling is a lot of fun.
Sneak peak of a new in progress demo, where you can control a 3 axis drill (various shapes) via point-and-click. The drill then moves to your target location, subtracting sweeped tool meshes in ~20 hz frequency.
This is all done using exact mesh booleans and takes roughly 1ms per step in most cases.
(Rendering/UI via godot again)
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Interactive drilling is a lot of fun.
Sneak peak of a new in progress demo, where you can control a 3 axis drill (various shapes) via point-and-click. The drill then moves to your target location, subtracting sweeped tool meshes in ~20 hz frequency.
This is all done using exact mesh booleans and takes roughly 1ms per step in most cases.
(Rendering/UI via godot again)
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Interactive drilling is a lot of fun.
Sneak peak of a new in progress demo, where you can control a 3 axis drill (various shapes) via point-and-click. The drill then moves to your target location, subtracting sweeped tool meshes in ~20 hz frequency.
This is all done using exact mesh booleans and takes roughly 1ms per step in most cases.
(Rendering/UI via godot again)
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Interactive drilling is a lot of fun.
Sneak peak of a new in progress demo, where you can control a 3 axis drill (various shapes) via point-and-click. The drill then moves to your target location, subtracting sweeped tool meshes in ~20 hz frequency.
This is all done using exact mesh booleans and takes roughly 1ms per step in most cases.
(Rendering/UI via godot again)
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Interactive drilling is a lot of fun.
Sneak peak of a new in progress demo, where you can control a 3 axis drill (various shapes) via point-and-click. The drill then moves to your target location, subtracting sweeped tool meshes in ~20 hz frequency.
This is all done using exact mesh booleans and takes roughly 1ms per step in most cases.
(Rendering/UI via godot again)
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One Sailing Pulley To Rule Them All
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/one-sailing-pulley-to-rule-them-all/
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Have been improving some of the essential motor brackets of my Alaxis 3D-printer. Mostly because of Z height issues between prints. I'm using a dc42 infrared sensor on a gfk sheet (matte).
The old printed brackets were in bad shape so these aluminum ones, that also have thermal paste applied to carry the heat away, have taken there place.
Will see how they perform.
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Have been improving some of the essential motor brackets of my Alaxis 3D-printer. Mostly because of Z height issues between prints. I'm using a dc42 infrared sensor on a gfk sheet (matte).
The old printed brackets were in bad shape so these aluminum ones, that also have thermal paste applied to carry the heat away, have taken there place.
Will see how they perform.
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Have been improving some of the essential motor brackets of my Alaxis 3D-printer. Mostly because of Z height issues between prints. I'm using a dc42 infrared sensor on a gfk sheet (matte).
The old printed brackets were in bad shape so these aluminum ones, that also have thermal paste applied to carry the heat away, have taken there place.
Will see how they perform.
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Yesterday, I spent the whole day making a part for the CNC machine. It was totally boring ....
I am making a motor mount for the 1KW Servo that I will be using as a spindle motor.
#gpumoto #cnc #milling #machinery #diy #handmade #HagenimBremischen
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Yesterday, I spent the whole day making a part for the CNC machine. It was totally boring ....
I am making a motor mount for the 1KW Servo that I will be using as a spindle motor.
#gpumoto #cnc #milling #machinery #diy #handmade #HagenimBremischen
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Yesterday, I spent the whole day making a part for the CNC machine. It was totally boring ....
I am making a motor mount for the 1KW Servo that I will be using as a spindle motor.
#gpumoto #cnc #milling #machinery #diy #handmade #HagenimBremischen
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Yesterday, I spent the whole day making a part for the CNC machine. It was totally boring ....
I am making a motor mount for the 1KW Servo that I will be using as a spindle motor.
#gpumoto #cnc #milling #machinery #diy #handmade #HagenimBremischen
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Yesterday, I spent the whole day making a part for the CNC machine. It was totally boring ....
I am making a motor mount for the 1KW Servo that I will be using as a spindle motor.
#gpumoto #cnc #milling #machinery #diy #handmade #HagenimBremischen
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anyone here into metal working, specifically lathe and milling? I am looking to ease into it as a way to machne some simple parts like knurled knobs etc from soft metal like brass and aluminum. I have been looking for either taig, sherline or unimat but I am looking for resources that would give me introduction to metalworking on lathe and mill. could one of you be kind enough to point me in right direction? I have line on a used millLathe which is one of the tabletop/miniature lathe/mill combos that uses dremel or similar as cutter head.
please boost for reach and feel free to suggest more useful hashtags.
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anyone here into metal working, specifically lathe and milling? I am looking to ease into it as a way to machne some simple parts like knurled knobs etc from soft metal like brass and aluminum. I have been looking for either taig, sherline or unimat but I am looking for resources that would give me introduction to metalworking on lathe and mill. could one of you be kind enough to point me in right direction? I have line on a used millLathe which is one of the tabletop/miniature lathe/mill combos that uses dremel or similar as cutter head.
please boost for reach and feel free to suggest more useful hashtags.
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anyone here into metal working, specifically lathe and milling? I am looking to ease into it as a way to machne some simple parts like knurled knobs etc from soft metal like brass and aluminum. I have been looking for either taig, sherline or unimat but I am looking for resources that would give me introduction to metalworking on lathe and mill. could one of you be kind enough to point me in right direction? I have line on a used millLathe which is one of the tabletop/miniature lathe/mill combos that uses dremel or similar as cutter head.
please boost for reach and feel free to suggest more useful hashtags.
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anyone here into metal working, specifically lathe and milling? I am looking to ease into it as a way to machne some simple parts like knurled knobs etc from soft metal like brass and aluminum. I have been looking for either taig, sherline or unimat but I am looking for resources that would give me introduction to metalworking on lathe and mill. could one of you be kind enough to point me in right direction? I have line on a used millLathe which is one of the tabletop/miniature lathe/mill combos that uses dremel or similar as cutter head.
please boost for reach and feel free to suggest more useful hashtags.
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anyone here into metal working, specifically lathe and milling? I am looking to ease into it as a way to machne some simple parts like knurled knobs etc from soft metal like brass and aluminum. I have been looking for either taig, sherline or unimat but I am looking for resources that would give me introduction to metalworking on lathe and mill. could one of you be kind enough to point me in right direction? I have line on a used millLathe which is one of the tabletop/miniature lathe/mill combos that uses dremel or similar as cutter head.
please boost for reach and feel free to suggest more useful hashtags.
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Fantastic #milling video by @attoparsec about making your own #waffle iron:
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Fantastic #milling video by @attoparsec about making your own #waffle iron:
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Fantastic #milling video by @attoparsec about making your own #waffle iron:
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Fantastic #milling video by @attoparsec about making your own #waffle iron:
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Fantastic #milling video by @attoparsec about making your own #waffle iron:
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The Roman watermills of Barbegal, dating back to the IV century CE and located in southern France
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The Roman watermills of Barbegal, dating back to the IV century CE and located in southern France
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The Roman watermills of Barbegal, dating back to the IV century CE and located in southern France
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The Roman watermills of Barbegal, dating back to the IV century CE and located in southern France
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The Roman watermills of Barbegal, dating back to the IV century CE and located in southern France
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HT @Spr1g
"While no longer common, #WaterWheels have an ancient history for use in #blacksmithing, #milling flour, and more.
"In the late 1800’s, they started to see commercial use for generating electricity.
"Though they are not as popular for energy generating today, many people still build them for use in low-flow areas, or as a fish-safe alternative to dams."
[Read more -- includes links]
https://kolektiva.social/@Spr1g@mastodon.social/113923396581148554
#SolarPunkSunday #Steampunk #SolarPunk #GreenEnergy #Environment -
HT @Spr1g
"While no longer common, #WaterWheels have an ancient history for use in #blacksmithing, #milling flour, and more.
"In the late 1800’s, they started to see commercial use for generating electricity.
"Though they are not as popular for energy generating today, many people still build them for use in low-flow areas, or as a fish-safe alternative to dams."
[Read more -- includes links]
https://kolektiva.social/@Spr1g@mastodon.social/113923396581148554
#SolarPunkSunday #Steampunk #SolarPunk #GreenEnergy #Environment -
HT @Spr1g
"While no longer common, #WaterWheels have an ancient history for use in #blacksmithing, #milling flour, and more.
"In the late 1800’s, they started to see commercial use for generating electricity.
"Though they are not as popular for energy generating today, many people still build them for use in low-flow areas, or as a fish-safe alternative to dams."
[Read more -- includes links]
https://kolektiva.social/@Spr1g@mastodon.social/113923396581148554
#SolarPunkSunday #Steampunk #SolarPunk #GreenEnergy #Environment -
HT @Spr1g
"While no longer common, #WaterWheels have an ancient history for use in #blacksmithing, #milling flour, and more.
"In the late 1800’s, they started to see commercial use for generating electricity.
"Though they are not as popular for energy generating today, many people still build them for use in low-flow areas, or as a fish-safe alternative to dams."
[Read more -- includes links]
https://kolektiva.social/@Spr1g@mastodon.social/113923396581148554
#SolarPunkSunday #Steampunk #SolarPunk #GreenEnergy #Environment -
HT @Spr1g
"While no longer common, #WaterWheels have an ancient history for use in #blacksmithing, #milling flour, and more.
"In the late 1800’s, they started to see commercial use for generating electricity.
"Though they are not as popular for energy generating today, many people still build them for use in low-flow areas, or as a fish-safe alternative to dams."
[Read more -- includes links]
https://kolektiva.social/@Spr1g@mastodon.social/113923396581148554
#SolarPunkSunday #Steampunk #SolarPunk #GreenEnergy #Environment -
Some good news! Though potential contamination from long-term storage needs to be addressed (what else is new).
#EPA to Relocate Toxic #UraniumMine Waste from #NavajoNation
By Neely Bardwell, January 08, 2025
"The Environmental Protection Agency will move #uranium mine waste from #ChurchrockNewMexico to the #RedRock regional landfill where it can be safely stored forever.
"The federal agency signed an action memo to transport radioactive waste at the Quivira Mining Co. Churchrock Mine to a disposal site at the Red Rock regional landfill about six miles east of the Village of Thoreau. The cleanup will begin in early 2025 and continue for 6-8 years.
"For the Red Water Pond Road Community Association (#RWPRCA), which has advocated for waste removal since 2006, the decision marks a significant shift in addressing #UraniumContamination on Navajo land.
"'Removing the mine waste from our community will protect our health and finally put us back on a positive track to #Hózhǫ (balance),' said Teracita Keyanna, RPWPRCA executive committee member. 'I think this decision empowers #grassroots organizations like ours and our allies to continue to advocate and educate to clean up hundreds of abandoned uranium mines that threaten our #Diné communities every day.'
"RWPRCA President Edith Hood said the community has dealt with the impact of uranium mining since the late 1960s. Commercial mining began at the site under #KerrMcGee Corporation, which later became the #QuiviraMiningCompany. The operation extracted an estimated 1.3 million tons of uranium ore before closing in 1986. The Navajo Nation currently has more than 520 documented #AbandonedMines, with no disposal facilities for uranium waste within 350 miles of #TribalLands.
"'Many of us suffer chronic health problems and a degraded homeland as a result,' Hood said. 'We advocate for a regional approach to addressing remediation of nearly 100 abandoned uranium mines in the Eastern Navajo Agency. We are committed to making sure the removal of mine waste from our community does not threaten the health and safety of our Diné neighbors.'
"Previous attempts to address the waste proved unsuccessful. In 2011 and 2013, the EPA and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a plan to place 1 million cubic yards of waste from NECRM on top of the existing tailings pile located half a mile from RWPRC village. Effectively, neither of those wastes were removed from the communities.
"The #RedRockLandfill currently handles municipal waste from McKinley and Cibola counties and Navajo Nation communities as far away as Tuba City. The planned #UraniumDisposalCell will occupy a separate area of the 640-acre site adjacent to the shuttered #Escalante power plant.
"The Northwest New Mexico Regional Solid Waste Authority (#NNMRSWA), which owns the landfill, must show that its operations can protect #GroundWater, air and soil, while safeguarding public health for decades to come. The New Mexico Environment Department will oversee long-term monitoring of the site.
"Chris Shuey, who has documented mining and #milling impacts in the #Churchrock area for 40 years as an environmental health specialist at Southwest Research and Information Center in Albuquerque, said relocating uranium waste is essential for tribal communities.
"'Removing mine wastes from Navajo communities to engineered, regional disposal sites is a #PublicHealth imperative,' Shuey said, noting that more than half of all Navajo chapters have at least one source of unhealthy uranium exposure. 'The federal government must continue looking for suitable sites for long-term disposal of mine wastes to protect current and future Navajo populations.'
"'This decision will remove over 1 million cubic yards of waste that has haunted the #RedWaterPondRoad and #PipelineRoad communities for too long,' EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman said in a statement.
"'This solution is a compromise that will get #RadioactiveWaste in this area off of the Navajo Nation as soon as possible,' Navajo Nation President #BuuNygren said in the EPA statement. 'It’s not everything the three affected communities would wish for but it’s action in the right direction now rather than in the future. Most importantly, this will protect our people from harmful exposure.'"
Source:
https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/epa-to-relocate-toxic-mine-waste-from-navajo-nation
#NoNukes #NoWar #NoMiningWithoutConsent #NoUraniumMining #UraniumMills #NukingTheNavajo #Genocide #WaterIsLife #NativeAmericanNews #HaulNo -
Some good news! Though potential contamination from long-term storage needs to be addressed (what else is new).
#EPA to Relocate Toxic #UraniumMine Waste from #NavajoNation
By Neely Bardwell, January 08, 2025
"The Environmental Protection Agency will move #uranium mine waste from #ChurchrockNewMexico to the #RedRock regional landfill where it can be safely stored forever.
"The federal agency signed an action memo to transport radioactive waste at the Quivira Mining Co. Churchrock Mine to a disposal site at the Red Rock regional landfill about six miles east of the Village of Thoreau. The cleanup will begin in early 2025 and continue for 6-8 years.
"For the Red Water Pond Road Community Association (#RWPRCA), which has advocated for waste removal since 2006, the decision marks a significant shift in addressing #UraniumContamination on Navajo land.
"'Removing the mine waste from our community will protect our health and finally put us back on a positive track to #Hózhǫ (balance),' said Teracita Keyanna, RPWPRCA executive committee member. 'I think this decision empowers #grassroots organizations like ours and our allies to continue to advocate and educate to clean up hundreds of abandoned uranium mines that threaten our #Diné communities every day.'
"RWPRCA President Edith Hood said the community has dealt with the impact of uranium mining since the late 1960s. Commercial mining began at the site under #KerrMcGee Corporation, which later became the #QuiviraMiningCompany. The operation extracted an estimated 1.3 million tons of uranium ore before closing in 1986. The Navajo Nation currently has more than 520 documented #AbandonedMines, with no disposal facilities for uranium waste within 350 miles of #TribalLands.
"'Many of us suffer chronic health problems and a degraded homeland as a result,' Hood said. 'We advocate for a regional approach to addressing remediation of nearly 100 abandoned uranium mines in the Eastern Navajo Agency. We are committed to making sure the removal of mine waste from our community does not threaten the health and safety of our Diné neighbors.'
"Previous attempts to address the waste proved unsuccessful. In 2011 and 2013, the EPA and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a plan to place 1 million cubic yards of waste from NECRM on top of the existing tailings pile located half a mile from RWPRC village. Effectively, neither of those wastes were removed from the communities.
"The #RedRockLandfill currently handles municipal waste from McKinley and Cibola counties and Navajo Nation communities as far away as Tuba City. The planned #UraniumDisposalCell will occupy a separate area of the 640-acre site adjacent to the shuttered #Escalante power plant.
"The Northwest New Mexico Regional Solid Waste Authority (#NNMRSWA), which owns the landfill, must show that its operations can protect #GroundWater, air and soil, while safeguarding public health for decades to come. The New Mexico Environment Department will oversee long-term monitoring of the site.
"Chris Shuey, who has documented mining and #milling impacts in the #Churchrock area for 40 years as an environmental health specialist at Southwest Research and Information Center in Albuquerque, said relocating uranium waste is essential for tribal communities.
"'Removing mine wastes from Navajo communities to engineered, regional disposal sites is a #PublicHealth imperative,' Shuey said, noting that more than half of all Navajo chapters have at least one source of unhealthy uranium exposure. 'The federal government must continue looking for suitable sites for long-term disposal of mine wastes to protect current and future Navajo populations.'
"'This decision will remove over 1 million cubic yards of waste that has haunted the #RedWaterPondRoad and #PipelineRoad communities for too long,' EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman said in a statement.
"'This solution is a compromise that will get #RadioactiveWaste in this area off of the Navajo Nation as soon as possible,' Navajo Nation President #BuuNygren said in the EPA statement. 'It’s not everything the three affected communities would wish for but it’s action in the right direction now rather than in the future. Most importantly, this will protect our people from harmful exposure.'"
Source:
https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/epa-to-relocate-toxic-mine-waste-from-navajo-nation
#NoNukes #NoWar #NoMiningWithoutConsent #NoUraniumMining #UraniumMills #NukingTheNavajo #Genocide #WaterIsLife #NativeAmericanNews #HaulNo -
Some good news! Though potential contamination from long-term storage needs to be addressed (what else is new).
#EPA to Relocate Toxic #UraniumMine Waste from #NavajoNation
By Neely Bardwell, January 08, 2025
"The Environmental Protection Agency will move #uranium mine waste from #ChurchrockNewMexico to the #RedRock regional landfill where it can be safely stored forever.
"The federal agency signed an action memo to transport radioactive waste at the Quivira Mining Co. Churchrock Mine to a disposal site at the Red Rock regional landfill about six miles east of the Village of Thoreau. The cleanup will begin in early 2025 and continue for 6-8 years.
"For the Red Water Pond Road Community Association (#RWPRCA), which has advocated for waste removal since 2006, the decision marks a significant shift in addressing #UraniumContamination on Navajo land.
"'Removing the mine waste from our community will protect our health and finally put us back on a positive track to #Hózhǫ (balance),' said Teracita Keyanna, RPWPRCA executive committee member. 'I think this decision empowers #grassroots organizations like ours and our allies to continue to advocate and educate to clean up hundreds of abandoned uranium mines that threaten our #Diné communities every day.'
"RWPRCA President Edith Hood said the community has dealt with the impact of uranium mining since the late 1960s. Commercial mining began at the site under #KerrMcGee Corporation, which later became the #QuiviraMiningCompany. The operation extracted an estimated 1.3 million tons of uranium ore before closing in 1986. The Navajo Nation currently has more than 520 documented #AbandonedMines, with no disposal facilities for uranium waste within 350 miles of #TribalLands.
"'Many of us suffer chronic health problems and a degraded homeland as a result,' Hood said. 'We advocate for a regional approach to addressing remediation of nearly 100 abandoned uranium mines in the Eastern Navajo Agency. We are committed to making sure the removal of mine waste from our community does not threaten the health and safety of our Diné neighbors.'
"Previous attempts to address the waste proved unsuccessful. In 2011 and 2013, the EPA and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a plan to place 1 million cubic yards of waste from NECRM on top of the existing tailings pile located half a mile from RWPRC village. Effectively, neither of those wastes were removed from the communities.
"The #RedRockLandfill currently handles municipal waste from McKinley and Cibola counties and Navajo Nation communities as far away as Tuba City. The planned #UraniumDisposalCell will occupy a separate area of the 640-acre site adjacent to the shuttered #Escalante power plant.
"The Northwest New Mexico Regional Solid Waste Authority (#NNMRSWA), which owns the landfill, must show that its operations can protect #GroundWater, air and soil, while safeguarding public health for decades to come. The New Mexico Environment Department will oversee long-term monitoring of the site.
"Chris Shuey, who has documented mining and #milling impacts in the #Churchrock area for 40 years as an environmental health specialist at Southwest Research and Information Center in Albuquerque, said relocating uranium waste is essential for tribal communities.
"'Removing mine wastes from Navajo communities to engineered, regional disposal sites is a #PublicHealth imperative,' Shuey said, noting that more than half of all Navajo chapters have at least one source of unhealthy uranium exposure. 'The federal government must continue looking for suitable sites for long-term disposal of mine wastes to protect current and future Navajo populations.'
"'This decision will remove over 1 million cubic yards of waste that has haunted the #RedWaterPondRoad and #PipelineRoad communities for too long,' EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman said in a statement.
"'This solution is a compromise that will get #RadioactiveWaste in this area off of the Navajo Nation as soon as possible,' Navajo Nation President #BuuNygren said in the EPA statement. 'It’s not everything the three affected communities would wish for but it’s action in the right direction now rather than in the future. Most importantly, this will protect our people from harmful exposure.'"
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https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/epa-to-relocate-toxic-mine-waste-from-navajo-nation
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