Radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Durango, Colorado [electronic resource]
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy,
1980.
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| Abstract: | Results of a radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill site at Durango, Colorado, conducted in April 1976, in cooperation with a team from Ford, Bacon and Davis Utah Inc., are presented together with descriptions of the instruments and techniques used to obtain the data. Direct above-ground gamma measurements and analysis of surface soil and sediment samples indicate movement of tailings from the piles toward Lightner Creek on the north and the Animas River on the east side of the piles. The concentration of ²²⁶Ra in the former raffinate pond area is only slightly above the background level. Two structures in Durango were found to contain high concentrations of airborne radon daughters, where tailings are known to have been utilized in construction. Near-background concentrations of radon daughters were found in a well-ventilated building close to the tailings. |
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| Item Description: | Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information. 03/01/1980. "ornl-5451" Haywood, F.F.; Shinpaugh, W.H.; Perdue, P.T.; Chou, K.D.; Ellis, B.S. |
| Physical Description: | Pages: 93 : digital, PDF file. |