Environmental geotechnology and public concerns due to uranium mine and mill tailings

The increased use of nuclear technology for power, weapons, medicinal isotopes production along with research and development activities during the last five decades has resulted in the increased use and activities of uranium mining, milling, processing and thereby resulted in large contaminated tailings and mine site areas as a potential danger to the health and human environment. This has caused environmental geotechnical and public concerns. During the recent years efforts are in progress to study, evaluate and design the remedial actions and measures to protect the public both present and future for up to 200 to 1000 years as per UMPTRA act and EPA 83, 10 CFR 192 control standards incorporating the DOE and NRC responsibilities