From Rum Jungle to Wismut - Reducing the environmental impact of uranium mining and milling
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Date
1994-05-01
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The Institution of Engineers Australia
Abstract
Australia has a long history of uranium mining. In the early days, little attention was given to environmental matters and considerable pollution occurred. ANSTO has been involved in rehabilitation of a number of the early uranium mining sites, from Rum Jungle in Australia's Northern Territory to Wismut in Germany, and is working with current producers to minimise the environmental impact of their operations. ANSTO's expertise in amelioration of acid mine drainage, radon measurements and control, treatment of mill wastes, management of tailings, monitoring of seepage plumes, mathematical modelling of pollutant transport and biological impacts in a tropical environment are summarized.
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Physical copy held by ANSTO Library at DDC 621.48/91(R).
Keywords
Acid mine drainage, ANSTO, Decontamination, Environmental impacts, Radiation monitoring, Radon 222, Remedial action, Rum Jungle Mine, Tracer techniques, Uranium mines
Citation
Zuk, W. M., Jeffree, R. A., Levins, D. M., Lowson, R. T., & Ritchie, A. I. M. (1994). From Rum Jungle to Wismut - reducing the environmental impact of uranium mining and milling. Paper presented to the 9th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference : Nuclear energy, science and technology Pacific partnership, Sydney, Australia, May 1-6 1994. In McDonald, N. R. (ed), Proceedings, 9th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference: Nuclear energy, science & technology Pacific partnership, (pp. 935-940). Australia: The Institution of Engineers Australia.