Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project. [UMTRA project]

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6345363· OSTI ID:6345363

The mission of the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project is explicitly stated and directed in the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, hereinafter referred to as the Act.'' Title I of the Act authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to undertake remedial action at designated inactive uranium processing sites (Attachment 1 and 2) and associated vicinity properties containing uranium mill tailings and other residual radioactive materials derived from the processing site. The purpose of the remedial actions is to stabilize and control such uranium mill tailings and other residual radioactive materials in a safe and environmentally sound manner to minimize radiation health hazards to the public. The principal health hazards and environmental concerns are: the inhalation of air particulates contaminated as a result of the emanation of radon from the tailings piles and the subsequent decay of radon daughters; and the contamination of surface and groundwaters with radionuclides or other chemically toxic materials. This UMTRA Project Plan identifies the mission and objectives of the project, outlines the technical and managerial approach for achieving them, and summarizes the performance, cost, and schedule baselines which have been established to guide operational activity. Estimated cost increases by 15 percent, or if the schedule slips by six months. 4 refs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Albuquerque Operations Office, NM (USA). Uranium Mill Tailings Project Office
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/NE
• OSTI ID: 6345363
• Report Number(s): DOE/UMTRA-400124-0167; ON: DE91005801
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

054000* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Health & Safety
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
ABANDONED SITES
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BUILDINGS
CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CONTAINMENT
CONTAMINATION
COST ESTIMATION
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MILL TAILINGS
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEI
ORE PROCESSING
PLANNING
PROCESSING
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
RADIATION HAZARDS
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIUM 226
RADIUM ISOTOPES
RADON 222
RADON ISOTOPES
REMEDIAL ACTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SCHEDULES
SOLID WASTES
STANDARDS
TAILINGS
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES