Published May 2017 | Version v1
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Radon pollution survey on waste dump of a uranium mine

Creators

  • 1. School of Material Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics And Astronautics, Nanjing (China)
  • 2. Engineering Research Center of Nuclear Technology Application, Ministry of Education, East China Institute of Technology, Nanchang (China)

Description

In this paper, the radon exhalation rate and radon concentration on 11 waste dumps of a uranium mine were measured, and the annual effective dose caused by radon was calculated. The results showed that the radon exhalation rate value measured on the waste dump in use was beyond the limit prescribed by the state management levels only the value on the remediated decommission waste dump was lower than the management limit. At the same time, the average atmospheric radon concentration above the waste dump was 72.35 Bq/m3, and its annual effective dose was 0.69 mSv. (authors)

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.3969/j.issn.1000-0658.2017.03.008;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Uranium Geology
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 174-177
ISSN
1000-0658

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
52043704
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
CHINA; CONCENTRATION RATIO; DECOMMISSIONING; EFFECTIVE RADIATION DOSES; EXHALATION; MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION; RADON; TAILINGS; URANIUM MINES; URANIUM ORES
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; CLEARANCE; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; DOSES; ELEMENTS; EXCRETION; FLUIDS; GASES; MINES; NONMETALS; ORES; RADIATION DOSES; RARE GASES; SOLID WASTES; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; WASTES

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Notes
2 tabs., 5 refs.; http://dx.doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1000-0658.2017.03.008