Published November 1982 | Version v1
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Containment systems for uranium-mill tailings

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Description

Cover and liner systems for uranium mill tailings in the United States must satisfy stringent requirements regarding long-term stability, radon control, and radionuclide and hazardous chemical migration. The cover and liner technology discussed in this paper involves: (1) single and multilayer earthen cover systems; (2) asphalt emulsion radon barrier systems; and (3) asphalt, clay, and synthetic liner systems. These systems have been field tested at the Grand Junction, Colorado, tailings pile, where they have been shown to effectively reduce radon releases and radionuclide and chemical migration

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS, PC A02/MF A01 as DE83003660.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
6 p.
Report number
PNL-SA--10608

Conference

Title
American Nuclear Society winter meeting.
Dates
14 - 19 Nov 1982.
Place
Washington, DC (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14750296
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S58: GEOSCIENCES;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
ASPHALTS; CLAYS; DIFFUSION; LINERS; ORE PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; RADON; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SOLID WASTES; TAILINGS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
Descriptors DEC
BITUMENS; ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; MANAGEMENT; MASS TRANSFER; MINERALS; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RARE GASES; TAR; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-821103--47.