Published June 1988 | Version v1
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Radioactive material in the West Lake Landfill: Summary report

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The West Lake Landfill is located near the city of St. Louis in Bridgeton, St. Louis County, Missouri. The site has been used since 1962 for disposing of municipal refuse, industrial solid and liquid wastes, and construction demolition debris. This report summarizes the circumstances of the radioactive material in the West Lake Landfill. The radioactive material resulted from the processing of uranium ores and the subsequent by the AEC of processing residues. Primary emphasis is on the radiological environmental aspects as they relate to potential disposition of the material. It is concluded that remedial action is called for. 8 refs., 2 figs., 1 tab

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; NTIS, PC A03/MF A01 - US Govt. Printing Office. as TI88012946.

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Imprint Pagination
16 p.
Report number
NUREG--1308-Rev.1

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
20009150
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
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AERIAL SURVEYING; CONTAMINATION; COST ESTIMATION; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOLOGY; GROUND DISPOSAL; HYDROLOGY; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; MILL TAILINGS; MISSOURI; NAI DETECTORS; PLANTS; RADIUM 226; REMEDIAL ACTION; SANITARY LANDFILLS; SOILS; THORIUM 230; URANIUM 238; WATER POLLUTION
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEI; POLLUTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; SOLID WASTES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTO; TAILINGS; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; USA; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES