Note: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 0 Plenary -- Marie Curie and the Discovery of Radium -- Introduction -- Marie Curie (1867-1934) -- The Discovery of Radium -- Radium Applications and the Dawn of Radiotherapy -- Foundation of the Radium Institute in Paris -- The Radium Mining Industry -- The Onset of Radium in Medicine and Other Applications -- What Future? -- References -- Part 1 Renaissance of Uranium Mining -- License Procedure for Uranium Recovery from Talvivaara Deposit, Eastern Finland -- Geology of Talvivaara -- Products of Talvivaara -- License Process for Uranium Recovery -- Environmental Impact Assessment -- Application of Uranium Recovery -- Commissioning of the Recovery Plant -- References -- New Uranium ISR Satellites at Beverley North, South Australia -- Introduction -- Geological Setting and Characteristics -- ISR Satellite Mines: Permitting and Operation -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Waste Water Treatment of CO2 + O2 in-situ Leaching Uranium -- Introduction -- Site Characterization -- In-Situ Leaching Uranium Process -- Waste Water Treatment -- Water Recycle and Reuse -- Reverse Osmosis -- Nature Evaporation -- Groundwater Quality and Waste Water Treatment Efficiency -- Conclusions -- References -- Radiation Protection and Environmental Safety Surveillance in Uranium Mining and Ore Processing in India -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Development of Monitoring Devices -- Scintillation Cell Technique -- Low Level Radon Detection System (LLRDS) -- Continuous Radon Monitor -- Radon Progeny Working Level Meter -- SSNTD Based Radon Evaluation -- Dose Evaluation -- Average Radon Concentrations -- Dose Evaluation for Mine Workers -- Dose to Mill Workers -- Environmental Monitoring -- Tailings Management and Remediation -- References -- Estimates of Effective Doses Among Czech Uranium Miners -- Introduction. , Methods -- Results -- References -- Evaluation of Transboundary Impact of Toxic Metals of Uranium Mine Mailoo-Suu (Kyrgyzstan) -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Uranium in Water and Sediments of the Mulde River -- Introduction -- Sampling and Analysis -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Assessment of Background Uranium Concentration in Groundwater Around a Proposed Mining Area -- Introduction -- Study Area -- Geology -- Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- Temporal Variation -- Spatial Variation -- Source -- Conclusion -- References -- Geochemistry of Radionuclides in Groundwaters at the Former Uranium and Radium Mining Region of Sabugal, Portugal -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Simulation of Radionuclide Transport and Fate in Surface Waters in the Vicinity of a Past Uranium Processing Plant -- Introduction -- Methods and Materials -- Description of the Model - Radionuclide Concentration in the Water -- Description of the Model - Radionuclide Concentration in the Sediments -- Study Area - Scenario Description -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Neutralisation and Trace Element Removal from Beverley in-situ Recovery Uranium Mine Barren Lixiviant via Hydrotalcite Formation -- Introduction -- Beverley Uranium Mine -- Uranium Extraction and Recovery -- Hydrotalcite Formation -- Methods -- Beverley ISR Mine Batch Neutralisation Experiments -- Results and Discussion -- Beverley ISR Mine Batch Neutralisation Experiments -- Conclusions -- References -- Concentration of U and Th in the Bloedkoppie Granite, Namibia -- Introduction -- Methodology -- The Bloedkoppie Granite -- Profile 1 -- Profile 2 -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References. , Concentration Dynamics and Speciation of Uranium in a Boreal Forest Creek - Six Years of Weekly Observations -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- The Field Site -- Sampling and Analysis -- Results and Discussion -- General Hydrochemistry -- Trace Elements -- Conclusions -- References -- Uranium Pollution of Grand Water in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan -- Introduction -- Material and Method -- Major Ions Measurements of Water Samples and Phosphate Fertilizer -- Uranium Measurements of Water Samples -- Radioactivity Measurements of Phosphate Fertilizer and Soil -- Results and Discussion -- Drinking Water -- Canal Water -- Phosphate Fertilizer -- Phosphate Fertilizer -- Conclusions -- References -- Environmental Impact of the Kadji-Sai Uranium Tailing Site, Kyrgyzstan -- Introduction -- Regional Setting -- Methods -- Results and Discussions -- Conclusion -- References -- Assessment of Distribution Coefficients (?d) of Radionuclides of the Uranium-Thorium Chain in the Uranium Manufacturing Tailing Dumps -- Site Description -- Instruments and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- How Much Uranium Can Be Left at Former U Mining Sites? The Need for a Complex Assessment Framework -- Problem Definition -- Uranium Background Levels -- Radiological Assessment of Uranium in Soil and Water -- Ecotoxicological Derivation of Uranium Threshold Values -- Assessment of the Chemo-Toxic Impact of Uranium -- Aspects of Weighing the Fate of Residual Contamination - a Case Example -- Case Study Crossen -- Do We Have Sufficient Knowledge of Uranium in the Environment? -- References -- Health Hazards and Environmental Issues at the Uranium Mine Near Tatanagar, India -- Introduction -- Brief Geology and Geothermal History of the Area -- Data Collection at Tailing Pond -- Interpretation -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- References. , Cadmium and Uranium in German and Brazilian Phosphorous Fertilizers -- Introduction -- Cadmium and Uranium in Soils -- Accumulation of Fertilizer-Derived Cd and U in Soils -- Material and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Cadmium and Uranium in Fertilizers -- Fertilizer-Derived Cd and U Loads to German and Brazilian Soils -- Conclusions -- References -- Radiological and Hydrochemical Investigation of Underground Water of Issyk-Kul Region -- Introduction -- Short Characterization of the Basic Water-Bearing Horizons and Region Complex -- The Underground Water in Quaternary Deposits -- Probe 1 -- Probe 2 -- Probe 3 -- Probe 4 -- Probe 5 -- Radiological Characterization of Underground Waters of Issyk-Kul Lake Costal Zone -- Radiological Characterization of Underground Waters in Quaternary Deposits of Issyk-Kul Lake Costal Zone -- References -- Interaction of Chlorella vulgaris and Schizophyllum commune with U(VI) -- Introduction -- Material and Methods -- Test Organisms and Culture Conditions -- Sorption Experiments -- Time-Resolved Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy (TRLFS) -- Results and Discussion -- Uranium Speciation in Mineral Media -- Sorption of Uranium by Chlorella and Schizophyllum -- Spectroscopic Characterization of Formed U(VI)-Biomass-Complexes -- Conclusions -- References -- Sustainability: the Balanced Approach to Modern Uranium Mining -- Introduction -- Uranium Mining and Remediation - Past Experiences -- Modern Uranium Mining Remediation Examples -- Solar Power Site -- Recreation-Sport Angling -- Showgrounds -- Small Business Premises -- Golf Course -- Other Ideas and Conclusions -- References -- Uranium Mining Life-Cycle Energy Cost vs. Uranium Resources -- Introduction -- Defining the System for Sustainability Analyses -- Life-Cycle Energy Costs of Uranium Mining and Milling -- Exploration -- Mining -- Milling. , In situ Leaching (ISL) Operations -- Remediation -- Meeting the Energy Requirements of Uranium Processing -- Uranium Resources Availability -- Reporting of Uranium Resources -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Making Uranium-Mining More Sustainable - The FP7 Project EO-MINERS -- Introduction -- Uranium Production Life-Cycle Impacts -- The Project EO-MINERS -- Enabling Stakeholders Through Information -- The EO-MINERS Strategy to Derive Indicators -- Pertinence in an Uranium Production Context -- Conclusions -- References -- Groundwater Monitoring Data and Screening Radionuclide Transport Modeling Analyses for the Uranium Mill Tailings at the Pridneprovsky Chemical Plant Site (Dneprodzerzhinsk, Ukraine) -- Introduction -- Hydrogeological Settings and Groundwater Monitoring System -- Groundwater Modeling Methodology -- Filtration Models -- Methodology for Modeling Radionuclide Transport in Groundwater -- Radionuclide Transport Modeling -- Modeling Scenarios -- Modeling Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Assessment of Failure Modes of the Ak-Tyuz Tailing Ponds in Kyrgyzstan in Preparation of Remediation Measures -- Introduction -- Tailings Impoundments and Water Diversion Structures -- Tailing Mass -- Qualitative Risk Appraisal of the Ak-Tyuz Tailings Site -- Failure of Tailings Containment and Release into the Environment -- Continuous Release of Contaminants via Water Pathway -- Dispersion of Contaminated Dust and Radon/Thoron Emissions via the Air Pathway -- Recommended Remedial Works -- References -- The IAEA ENVIRONET Network Supporting the Remediation of Uranium Mining and Milling Sites -- Introduction -- An Insight in Central Asia Legacy Sites -- Uranium Mining Remediation Projects in Other Countries -- The Life-Cycle Approach -- The ENVIRONET -- ENVIRONET Structure -- Conclusions -- References. , Environmental Management Systems in Uranium Exploration at AREVA Resources Canada Inc. 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