Published August 2000 | Version v1
Book

Remediation of the former uranium mine Ranstad

Creators

  • 1. SWECO VBB VIAK AB, Nykoping (Sweden)

Description

More than twenty years of experiments, tests, and development of remediation techniques have resulted in the remediation of the former uranium mine Ranstad. Five years after sealing the mill tailings, contaminants in the water have been reduced to about one third of the concentrations that were present before the remediation. Therefore, the sealing layer works as planned to minimise infiltration of precipitation and diffusion of oxygen. However, the pollution levels in the former open-pit mine are still high compared to the background values

Part of:
Turning a Problem Into a Resource: Remediation and Waste Management at the Sillamaee Site, Estonia

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Imprint Place
Dordrecht (Netherlands)
ISBN
0-7923-6187-3
Imprint Title
Turning a Problem Into a Resource: Remediation and Waste Management at the Sillamaee Site, Estonia
Imprint Pagination
277 p.
Journal Volume
28
Series
NATO Science Series 1: Disarmament Technologies
Journal Page Range
p. 69-74

Conference

Title
Remediation and Waste Management at the Sillamaee Site, Estonia
Acronym
NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Turning a Problem Into a Resource
Dates
5-9 Oct 1998
Place
Tallinn (Estonia)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Estonia
INIS RN
35044982
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; LEACHATES; RANSTAD DEPOSIT; REMEDIAL ACTION; TAILINGS; URANIUM MINES; WATER QUALITY
Descriptors DEC
DISPERSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINES; MIXTURES; RESOURCES; SOLID WASTES; SOLUTIONS; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; URANIUM DEPOSITS; WASTES

Optional Information

Notes
5 figs., 4 refs.