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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--
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 74; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English