Summary of the engineering assessment of inactive uranium mill tailings, Tuba City site, Tuba City, Arizona
Ford, Bacon and Davis Utah Inc. has reevaluated the Tuba City site in order to revise the March 1977 engineering assessment of the problems resulting from the existence of radioactive uranium mill tailings at Tuba City, Arizona. This engineering assessment has included the preparation of topographic maps, the performance of core drillings and radiometric measurements sufficient to determine areas and volumes of tailings and radiation exposures of individuals and nearby populations, the investigations of site hydrology and meteorology, and the evaluation and costing of alternative corrective actions. Radon gas released from the 0.8 million tons of tailings at the Tuba City site constitutes the most significant environmental impact, although windblown tailings and external gamma radiation also are factors.
- Research Organization:
- Ford, Bacon and Davis Utah, Inc., Salt Lake City (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76GJ01658
- OSTI ID:
- 5881815
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/UMT-0120S; FBDU-360-05S; ON: DE82002490; TRN: 82-000952
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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