US Uranium Mines and Mills Emit Negligible Radiation
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 1
- File Size:
- 97 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 8, 1976
Abstract
The total amount of radon-222 released into the atmosphere by the US uranium mines and mills is only an infinitely small fraction of the total amount of radon released by the top layers of soil with a high concentration of uranium, such as is found in Grants, N. M. Even when compared to areas where mineable deposits of uranium are unknown, the amount of radon released by all US mining and milling operations is still relatively insignificant. Of course, higher local concentrations of airborne radioactivity may be observed around stockpiled ore and
Citation
APA: (1976) US Uranium Mines and Mills Emit Negligible Radiation
MLA: US Uranium Mines and Mills Emit Negligible Radiation. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1976.