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Radioactive Wastes of Uranium Ores

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Uranium ores have the specific issue of radioactivity , and uranium mine wastes are invariably radioactive. This property differentiates uranium mine wastes from other mine waste types. For example, gold mine tailings contain cyanide, and the cyanide can be destroyed using natural, naturally enhanced or engineering techniques. Sulfidic wastes have the potential to oxidize, and oxidation of sulfidic wastes can be curtailed using covers. By contrast, the decay of radioactive isotopes and the associated release of radioactivity cannot be destroyed by chemical reactions, physical barriers or sophisticated engineering methods. Therefore, appropriate disposal and rehabilitation strategies of radioactive uranium mine wastes have to ensure that these wastes do not release radioactive substances into the environment and cause significant environmental harm.

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Lottermoser, B.G. (2010). Radioactive Wastes of Uranium Ores. In: Mine Wastes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12419-8_6

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