Abandoned U.S. uranium mines : locations, radiation hazards, reclamation and remediation (with accompanying CD-ROM) /

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) defines an abandoned uranium mine (mine) as a named mine or complex developed to extract uranium ore for atomic energy defense-related activities of the United States from 1947 to 1970, as verified by purchase of ore by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) or o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Myers, Sabrina (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.
Colección:Nuclear materials and disaster research.
Temas:
Abandoned mines > United States.
Uranium mines and mining > United States.
Mines and mineral resources > United States.
Mines abandonnées > États-Unis.
Uranium > Mines et extraction > États-Unis.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
NATURE > Rocks & Minerals.
Abandoned mines
Mines and mineral resources
Uranium mines and mining
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) defines an abandoned uranium mine (mine) as a named mine or complex developed to extract uranium ore for atomic energy defense-related activities of the United States from 1947 to 1970, as verified by purchase of ore by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) or other means. This book addresses five issues which include the location of defense-related abandoned uranium mines on federal, state, tribal, and private lands; the extent of radiation hazards, other public health and safety threats, and environmental degradation caused, or may have been caused, by t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781634830690
1634830695

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