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The White Mesa Mill in Utah is one of the few remaining places in the US where low-level nuclear waste can be recycled. So, the Canadian-owned mill often takes in hundreds of tons of waste from all over the world. The mill is located just a few miles from the Ute Mountain Ute tribe, whose members have been fighting for decades to shut the facility down. Gabriel Pietrorazio from member station KJZZ reports.