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Title: Brazilian uranium mine decommissioning-chemical and radiological study of waste rock piles

Journal Article · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:436863
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  1. Industrias Nucleares do Brasil, Pocos de Caldas (Brazil)

The Pocos de Caldas plateau is a high-natural-radioactivity area in the state of Minas Gerais, southeast Brazil. Uranium occurrence in the plateau was first observed in 1948. Mining started in 1977 with mine scouring, and the first ore pile was constructed in 1981. Waste rocks are derived from the mine material. The analysis of core samples is discussed.

OSTI ID:
436863
Report Number(s):
CONF-9606116-; ISSN 0003-018X; TRN: 96:005275-0094
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 74; Conference: Annual meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), Reno, NV (United States), 16-20 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English