Published 1980 | Version v1
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Introduction to the Vendee mining division

Creators

Description

This is one of the four mining establishments in France belonging to the natural uranium branch of COGEMA whose job is to prospect for uranium, extract it and produce the yellow cake. The annual production is 500 tonnes of uranium. The geology prospection and extraction of the various mines, concentration by leaching (for low contents) or treatment in a hydrometallurgical plant are described. Measures to guard against radioactive hazards for the miners are also dealt with.

Abstract (French)

C'est l'un des 4 etablissements miniers en France de la branche uranium naturel de la COGEMA dont la mission est de rechercher de l'uranium, de l'exploiter et d'elaborer le concentre marchand (yellow cake). La production annuelle est de 500 tonnes d'uranium. On decrit la geologie, la prospection et l'exploitation des differentes mines, la concentration par lixiviation (pour les basses teneurs) ou le traitement en usine hydrometallurgique. La prevention des risques radioactifs pour les mineurs est egalement traitee.

Part of:
The PWR fuel cycle

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Presentation de la division miniere de Vendee

Publishing Information

Publisher
FORM'ACTION.
Imprint Place
Saint-Sebastien-sur-Loire, France
Imprint Title
The PWR fuel cycle, Nantes, 20-24 October 1980
Imprint Pagination
p. 37-45.

Conference

Title
Colloquium on PWR fuel cycle.
Dates
20 - 24 Oct 1980.
Place
Nantes, France.

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
12626709
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COGEMA; FRANCE; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; HEALTH HAZARDS; MINERS; ORE ENRICHMENT; URANIUM CONCENTRATES; URANIUM MINES
Descriptors DEC
EUROPE; FRENCH ORGANIZATIONS; HAZARDS; MINES; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; ORE CONCENTRATES; ORE PROCESSING; ORES; PERSONNEL; SEPARATION PROCESSES; URANIUM ORES

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Notes
Imprint:Le cycle du combustible des PWR, Nantes, 20-24 octobre 1980.