Revegetation and rock cover for stabilization of inactive uranium mill tailings disposal sites. Final report
Description
Guidelines for using vegetation and rock to protect inactive uranium mill tailings from erosion were developed by Pacific Northwest Laboratory as part of the Department of Energy's Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project (UMTRAP) Technology Development program. Information on soils, climate, and vegetation were collected for 20 inactive tailings sites in the western United States. Sites were grouped according to similarities in climate and vegetation. Soil loss for those sites was characterized using the Universal Soil Loss Equation. Test plots were used to evaluate (1) the interaction between vegetation and sealant barrier systems and (2) the effects of surface rock on soil water and vegetation. Lysimeter and simulation studies were used to direct and support field experiments. 49 references, 17 figures, 16 tables
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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS, PC A05/MF A01 as DE84013323.
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Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 85 p.
- Report number
- DOE/UMT--0217
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 16007319
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Descriptors DEI
- COATINGS; EROSION; ORE PROCESSING; REVEGETATION; ROCKS; SOLID WASTES; SPECIFICATIONS; STABILITY; TAILINGS
- Descriptors DEC
- WASTES
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- PNL--5105.