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Environmental remediation of uranium production facilities (2002)

AuthorNEA, IAEA
Date2002
Classification 6.01.2.20/75 (URANIUM - MINING / PRODUCTION / STOCKS / PRICES)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Remediation programmes for uranium production facilities being conducted 
or planned in the world have a major objective of establishing long-term, stable 
conditions to ensure the safe use of the site by both current and future generations. 
Wherever possible, the remediation plan aims to achieve the return of affected 
areas to previously existing environmental conditions or to a land use that will 
be sustainable in the long term.

This report provides a summary of the most relevant issues and practices in 
remediation programmes of uranium production facilities and an overview of 
activities and plans in countries that participated in the study. Twenty-two 
countries (12 OECD and 10 non-OECD countries) provided information on 
historical, ongoing and future remediation activities and on relevant 
governmental policies and regulations.

Remediation of uranium production facilities encompasses activities to restore 
areas including mines, mills, waste management facilities, tailings containment, 
and land and water resources. At the outset of a remediation programme, the final 
land use for the site is agreed with the stakeholders. Every effort is made to ensure 
that the expectations and requirements of the stakeholders are fully taken into 
account. At the same time, care is taken to ensure that the agreed outcome is 
practicable within the constraints of environment, economics or finance that may 
apply in the specific instance at the time of planning or in the foreseeable future. 
The principles of environmental protection, sustainable development and 
intergenerational equity should be taken into consideration at all stages of 
the remediation process.

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