Assessment of the radiological impact of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Grand Junction, Colorado

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5654918

Haywood, F F; Goldsmith, W A; Jacobs, D G; Perdue, P T; Ellis, B S; Hubbard, Jr, H M; Shinpaugh, W H

Results of a radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill site at Grand Junction, Colorado, made in May and June 1976, are presented along with descriptions of techniques and equipment used to obtain the data and an assessment of increased risk of health effects attributable to radiation and radionuclides from the tailings. An estimate of potential health effects of exposure to gamma rays around a former mill building and to radon daughters produced by radon dispersed from the tailings has been made for occupants of the site.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5654918
• Report Number(s): ORNL-5457
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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