Published 1983 | Version v1
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Groundwater induced migration of uranium and its daughter products in the vicinity of the Ranger No. 1 orebody

Creators

  • 1. Australian Atomic Energy Commission Research Establishment, Lucas Heights

Description

Extensive measurements of uranium series disequilibria have been made in ore samples from the Ranger No. 1 ore body and in the intersecting groundwater. A four-compartment open system model has been developed from which it is possible to define regions of net uranium leaching and of net deposition within the ore body. From knowledge of the average flow rate of the groundwater obtained from carbon-14 dating, and the dissolved uranium concentrations, the extent to which the migration of uranium has been retarded by the aquifer over the accessible time scale (104 - 105 years) has been calculated

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
The Association.
Imprint Place
Melbourne (Australia)
ISBN
0 908255 02 0
Imprint Title
Proceedings of international specialist conference on water regime in relation to milling, mining and waste treatment including rehabilitation with emphasis on uranium mining
Imprint Pagination
vp.
Journal Page Range
10 p.

Conference

Title
International specialist conference on water regime in relation to milling, mining and waste treatment including rehabilitation with emphasis on uranium mining.
Dates
4-9 Sep 1983.
Place
Darwin (Australia).

INIS

Country of Publication
Australia
Country of Input or Organization
Australia
INIS RN
15063772
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
EROSION; GEOLOGY; GROUND WATER; HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPE RATIO; LEACHING; NORTHERN TERRITORY; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; RADIUM 226; RANGER DEPOSIT; THORIUM 230; URANIUM ORES; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 238
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; MASS TRANSFER; NUCLEI; ORES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; WATER; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES