An analysis of the preliminary water management proposal for the Ranger Uranium Mine

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dc.contributor.authorGibson, DKen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2007-11-22T04:13:12Zen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-30T04:28:01Zen_AU
dc.date.available2007-11-22T04:13:12Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-04-30T04:28:01Zen_AU
dc.date.issued1980-07en_AU
dc.description.abstractSome of the problems expected to arise as a result of contamination of rainfall run-off by the ore and waste rock heaps of the Ranger Uranium Mine, at Jabiru in the Northern Territory of Australia, have been re-examined. A computer program has been written to estimate the quantity of run-off water resulting from any given rainfall pattern. The program was calibrated against measured stream flows in Galungul Creek; it was then applied to the two major catchment areas surrounding the mine site, and estimates of the quantity and quality of discharge water were made. The effects of the discharge are discussed in relation to the levels tolerable to fish and, in the case of radium, permitted as uptake by humans. A possible modification to the water management plan, which would increase the time for sedimentation before discharge, is suggested.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationGibson, D. K. (1980). An analysis of the preliminary water management proposal for the ranger uranium mine (AAEC/E479). Lucas Heights, NSW: Australian Atomic Energy Commission, Research Establishment.en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc88en_AU
dc.identifier.isbn0642596875en_AU
dc.identifier.otherAAEC-E-479en_AU
dc.identifier.placeofpublicationLucas Heights, New South Walesen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/128en_AU
dc.language.isoen_auen_AU
dc.publisherAustralian Atomic Energy Commissionen_AU
dc.subjectUranium oresen_AU
dc.subjectRanger depositen_AU
dc.subjectSolid wastesen_AU
dc.subjectNorthern Territoryen_AU
dc.subjectMiningen_AU
dc.subjectRadiumen_AU
dc.subjectRain wateren_AU
dc.subject.otherRanger depositen_AU
dc.titleAn analysis of the preliminary water management proposal for the Ranger Uranium Mineen_AU
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