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Safety and stability evaluation of uranium tailings dam considering radioactive deviation degree

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Degree of the radon and α-aerosol deviations proposed to obtain the influence of internal damage in the safety assessment of the uranium tailings dam are combined with the cloud model to establish the security and stability assessment of an uranium tailings dam, which take into account imperceptible internal damage of the dam, assisting in improving the technical evaluation. An evaluation of a large uranium tailings dam in southern China shows that the model can accurately evaluate the safety and stability of the uranium tailings dam and can provide guidance for subsequent decommissioning management.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12005099), and the Key Research Project of Hunan Provincial Education Department (Grant No. 19A425).

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  1. School of Resources Environmental and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China

    Zhangkai Chen, Ming Lan, Xianwei Wu & Yifan Chen

  2. China Nuclear Huachen Construction Engineering co., LTD., Xi’an, 710000, Shaanxi, China

    Min Zhang

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Chen, Z., Lan, M., Zhang, M. et al. Safety and stability evaluation of uranium tailings dam considering radioactive deviation degree. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 3547–3558 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09037-6

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