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Editorial for Special Issue “Environmentally Sound In Situ Recovery Mining of Uranium”

Journal Article · · Minerals
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/min13010100· OSTI ID:1957936
 [1];  [2]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. Cameco Resources, Inc., Douglas, WY (United States)
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This Special Issue features seven articles that cover a range of topics pertaining to the environmentally sound in situ recovery mining of uranium (U ISR). The topics include: (1) methods for assessing the potential environmental impacts of future U ISR operations using historical operational records and available geohydrologic, geochemical and climate data in a specific regional setting; (2) laboratory column studies to parameterize a uranium surface complexation model that can be used to predict uranium fate and transport in groundwater; and (3) a field evaluation of both a chemical reductant and a biostimulant to promote reducing geochemical conditions after oxidative mining at a U ISR facility.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
1957936
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-22-32957
Journal Information:
Minerals, Journal Name: Minerals Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 13; ISSN 2075-163X
Publisher:
MDPICopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (8)

Genetic and grade and tonnage models for sandstone-hosted roll-type uranium deposits, Texas Coastal Plain, USA journal January 2017
A Methodology to Assess the Historical Environmental Footprint of In-Situ Recovery (ISR) of Uranium: A Demonstration in the Goliad Sand in the Texas Coastal Plain, USA journal March 2022
New Geochemical Framework and Geographic Information System Methodologies to Assess Element Occurrence, Persistence, and Mobility in Groundwater and Surface Water journal March 2022
Development and Description of a Composite Hydrogeologic Framework for Inclusion in a Geoenvironmental Assessment of Undiscovered Uranium Resources in Pliocene- to Pleistocene-Age Geologic Units of the Texas Coastal Plain journal March 2022
Column-Test Data Analyses and Geochemical Modeling to Determine Uranium Reactive Transport Parameters at a Former Uranium Mill Site (Grand Junction, Colorado) journal March 2022
Restoration Insights Gained from a Field Deployment of Dithionite and Acetate at a Uranium In Situ Recovery Mine journal June 2022
A Novel Method for Conducting a Geoenvironmental Assessment of Undiscovered ISR-Amenable Uranium Resources: Proof-of-Concept in the Texas Coastal Plain journal June 2022
Geoenvironmental Model for Roll-Type Uranium Deposits in the Texas Gulf Coast journal June 2022

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