Published 1996 | Version v1
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Decommissioning of uranium mines in Canada

Creators

  • 1. Atomic Energy Control Board, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)

Description

The Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB) regulates the nuclear fuel cycle in Canada. This paper overviews the nature and function of the AECB; discusses its open-quotes site-specificclose quotes approach to regulating the decommissioning of uranium mining facilities; catalogues the location and status of inactive uranium tailings impoundments in Canada; and, summarizes the decommissioning work at the licensed Elliot Lake tailings impoundments

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society, Inc.
Imprint Place
La Grange Park, IL (United States)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the international topical meeting on nuclear and hazardous waste management (SPECTRM '96): Volume 3
Imprint Pagination
843 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 1735-1741.

Conference

Title
international conference on nuclear and hazardous waste management.
Acronym
SPECTRUM '96
Dates
18-23 Aug 1996.
Place
Seattle, WA (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
28049102
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CANADIAN AECB; DECOMMISSIONING; ELLIOT LAKE; TAILINGS; URANIUM MINES
Descriptors DEC
CANADA; CANADIAN ORGANIZATIONS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; MINES; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; SOLID WASTES; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; WASTES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-960804--Vol.3.