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Following the failure of the Church Rock uranium mine dike, the total mass of uranium and gross alpha activity released into the Puerco River was estimated at 560.10⁶ g or 260 Ci. The accidental spill into the water on July 16, 1979 was 1.5.10⁶ g of uranium and 46 Ci (1,7 TBq) of gross activity [VAN 92].