Published August 2000 | Version v1
Book

Wismut experience in remediation of uranium mill tailings ponds

  • 1. Wismut GmbH, Chemnitz (Germany)

Description

The sequence of tailings remediation steps followed at WISMUT to achieve the overall rehabilitation goals comprises removal of pond water; placement of an interim cover; tailings consolidation enhancement by dewatering; flattering of embankments and dams; filling, grading, and shaping of the tailings surface; and construction the final cover

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. 93-105

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
35044985
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; REMEDIAL ACTION; SETTLING PONDS; TAILINGS; URANIUM MINES; WATER QUALITY
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EUROPE; MINES; PONDS; SOLID WASTES; SURFACE WATERS; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; WASTES; WESTERN EUROPE

Optional Information

Notes
3 figs., 11 refs., 3 tabs.