What the records say
- When
- 16 Jul 1979
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 35.65° N, 108.51° W
- Description
- spill in New Mexico on July 16, 1979
Church Rock uranium mill spill
Radioactive spill in New Mexico, United States
The Church Rock uranium mill spill occurred in the U.S. state of New Mexico on July 16, 1979, when United Nuclear Corporation's tailings disposal pond at its uranium mill in Church Rock breached its dam. The spill remains the largest release of radioactive material in U.S. history, having released more radioactivity than the Three Mile Island accident four months earlier.
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