Measurement and Calculation of Radon Releases from Uranium Mill TailingsThe present report provides a comprehensive overview of the release, control and monitoring of radon. lt complements Technical Reports Series No. 335, Current Practices for the Management and Confinement of Uranium Mill Tailings, which provides a general account of the siting, design and construction of tailings impoundments. |
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accumulator activated charcoal adsorption alpha particles Bq.m Bq.m³ Bq/g bulk density bulk medium canisters concentration of radon container cover layer cover material cover thickness covered tailings D₁ determination of radon diffusion coefficient diffusion equation dry tailings electret Elliot Lake emanation coefficient example F₁ flow-through fluxmeters gamma ray Heff IAEA IAEA Publications increases Ionization chambers measurement of radon measuring radon Mode of measurement moisture content moisture saturation nomograph Nuclear track detectors operation P.O. Box pore space porosity porous medium radiation radioactive decay radionuclide radium concentration radon atoms radon attenuation radon chambers radon concentration radon daughters radon flux measurements radon gas radon measurement radon releases range regulatory release of radon releases from uranium samples scintillation cells Section self-confinement factor soil moisture solid source term surface flux tailings impoundments tanh tion typical uranium mill tailings uranium tailings piles variables vegetation volume