Radiological Impact Assessment of Mining Activities in the Wonderfonteinspruit Catchment Area, South Africa

2011 ◽  
pp. 517-527
Author(s):  
Rainer Barthel
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Catchment Area ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Radiological Impact

scholarly journals Natural-Series Radionuclides in Traditional Aboriginal Foods in Tropical Northern Australia: A Review

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 77-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Martin ◽  
Bruce Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Concentration Data ◽  
Radiological Impact ◽  
Uptake Studies ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Natural Series

This paper gives a review of available information on natural-series radionuclides in traditional Aboriginal foods of northern Australia. Research on this topic has been carried out primarily for radiological impact assessment purposes in relation to uranium mining activities in the region. Many of the studies have concentrated on providing purely concentration data or concentration ratios, although more detailed uptake studies have been undertaken for freshwater mussels, turtles, and water lilies. The most-studied radionuclides are238U and226Ra. However, dose estimates based on current data highlight the importance of210Po, particularly for the natural (nonmining-related) dose. Data on uptake by terrestrial flora and fauna are scarce in comparison with aquatic organisms, and this knowledge gap will need to be addressed in relation to planning for uranium minesite rehabilitation.

GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY BASED GEOENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF SLATE MINING ACTIVITIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 330-349
Author(s):  
TEJPAL T ◽  
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M.S. JAGLAN ◽  
B.S. CHAUDHARY ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Geospatial Technology

scholarly journals Plutonium in the environment: key factors related to impact assessment in case of an accidental atmospheric release

2009 ◽  
Vol 97 (4-5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Guétat ◽  
Valérie Moulin ◽  
Pascal E. Reiller ◽  
T. Vercouter ◽  
Lionel Bion ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Nuclear Facility ◽  
Radiological Impact ◽  
Atmospheric Release

AbstractThis paper deals with plutonium and key factors related to impact assessment. It is based on recent work performed by CEA which summarize the main features of plutonium behaviour from sources inside installations to the environment and man, and to report current knowledge on the different parameters used in models for environmental and radiological impact assessment. These key factors are illustrated through a case study based on an accidental atmospheric release of Pu in a nuclear facility.

scholarly journals Radiological impact assessment approaches for Life Cycle Assessment: a review and possible ways forward

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Paulillo ◽  
Roland Clift ◽  
Jonathan Dodds ◽  
Andrew Milliken ◽  
Stephen J. Palethorpe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Standard Procedure ◽  
Standard Approach ◽  
Industrial Processes ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Radiological Impact ◽  
Treat All ◽  
Human Health Damages

Many industrial processes routinely release radionuclides into the environment. Such emissions may be recognised in the inventory phase of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), but they are rarely carried forward to the Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) phase because a standard approach for assessing their impact is still lacking. The aim of this article is to collect and critically analyse radiological impact assessment methodologies to establish a basis for developing a standard approach. Seven methodologies are reviewed. Amongst these, the human health damages approach is the only methodology to date to be included in LCIA methodologies. Furthermore, five of the reviewed methodologies are concerned with impacts on humans, whilst the remaining two address effects on the environment. The article concludes that even though a number of methodologies are currently available, none is suitable as the basis for a standard procedure in LCIA. Two main features have been identified as crucial: the ability to treat all types of waste forms by which radionuclides can be released and the use of a fate analysis that returns average (rather than worst case) estimates of impacts. In light of the findings of this review, a novel framework for radiological impact assessment on humans has been devised; its development is being pursued by the authors.

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