Investigation and Evaluation of the Radiation Exposure Situation in Uranium Mining Areas of Eastern Germany

1992 ◽  
Vol 45 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 127-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Röhnsch ◽  
S. Przyborowski ◽  
E. Ettenhuber (INVITED)
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Exposure ◽  
Uranium Mining ◽  
Eastern Germany ◽  
Mining Areas

Molecular data indicate multiple independent colonizations of former lignite mining areas in Eastern Germany by Epipactis palustris (Orchidaceae)

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 2441-2453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Korinna Esfeld ◽  
I. Hensen ◽  
K. Wesche ◽  
S. S. Jakob ◽  
S. Tischew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Data ◽  
Lignite Mining ◽  
Eastern Germany ◽  
Mining Areas ◽  
Epipactis Palustris

Decontamination and Decommissioning of the Uranium Mill and Processing Plant at Seelingstaedt, Germany

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Barnekov ◽  
Matthias Bauroth ◽  
Michael Paul
Keyword(s):  
Surface Runoff ◽  
Uranium Mining ◽  
Plant Succession ◽  
Processing Plant ◽  
Yellow Cake ◽  
Industrial Facilities ◽  
Eastern Germany ◽  
Stable Surface ◽  
Plant Site ◽  
Different Types

In Eastern Germany uranium mining lasted from 1946 till 1990 including a production of in total 220,000 t of uranium. The Seelingsta¨dt Uranium Mill and Processing Plant, located in Thuringia, Germany, was one of two large uranium mills owned by Wismut. The mill was erected by 1960 and covered an area of 93 ha. From 1961 till 1991 a total of about 110 million t of different types of uranium ores were milled and processed at the Seelingsta¨dt mill. The mill produced ca. 110,000 t of uranium (in yellow cake). Demolition of the buildings and industrial facilities of the Seelingsta¨dt mill and processing plant site are nearly completed. The site is being decommissioned with respect to after-use aiming at afforestation and grasslands allowing for a stable plant succession. Decommissioning includes excavation and relocation of contaminated materials, reshaping of the site and construction of ditches for granting a stable surface runoff as well construction of access and maintenance roads. About 85% of the demolition and relocation works have been completed till to date. Last decommissioning works shall be completed by 2015. The present paper presents experiences made and progress achieved till to date.

Strategies for Remediation of Former Opencast Mining Areas in Eastern Germany

1999 ◽  
pp. 263-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Stottmeister ◽  
Walter Glässer ◽  
Helmut Klapper ◽  
Erika Weißbrodt ◽  
Bernd Eccarius ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Opencast Mining ◽  
Eastern Germany ◽  
Mining Areas
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