Transportation of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings to White Mesa Mill by Slurry Pipeline.

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关键词: Mill tailings;    Uranium;    Feed materials plants;    Contamination;    Environmental transport;   

RP-ID  :  DE2004825817

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

The Moab uranium mill tailings pile, located at the former Atlas Minerals Corporation site approximately three miles north of Moab, Utah, is now under the control of the US Department of Energy. The location of the tailings pile adjacent to the Colorado River, and the ongoing contamination of groundwater and seepage of pollutants into the river, have lead to the investigation, as part of the final site remediation program, of alternatives to relocate the tailings to a qualified permanent disposal site. This paper will describe the approach being taken by the team formed between International Uranium (USA) Corporation ('IUC') and Washington Group International ('WGINT') to develop an innovative technical proposal to relocate the Moab tailings to IUC's White Mesa Mill south of Blanding, Utah. The proposed approach for relocating the tailings involves using a slurry pipeline to transport the tailings to the White Mesa Mill.