No one, including government agencies or uranium mining companies, ever told the families about the toxic and radioactive conditions in the area

May 21, 2007 - CHURCH ROCK — Twenty-seven years ago, the dam in Church Rock burst, spilling more than 1,100 tons of radioactive mill waste and 90 million gallons of contaminated liquid into the ground.

It was the worst uranium accident in U.S. history.

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