Environmental control technology for mining and milling low-grade uranium resources

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6444469· OSTI ID:6444469

Weakley, S A; Blahnik, D E; Long, L W; Bloomster, C H

This study examined the type and level of wastes that would be generated in the mining and milling of U/sub 3/O/sub 8/ from four potential domestic sources of uranium. The estimated costs of the technology to control these wastes to different degrees of stringency are presented.

• Research Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6444469
• Report Number(s): PNL-3475; TRN: 81-009517
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
POLLUTION CONTROL
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
ECONOMICS
URANIUM ORES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
MILL TAILINGS
MINING
URANIUM OXIDES U3O8
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
MANAGEMENT
ORES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SOLID WASTES
TAILINGS
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM OXIDES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
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