CHEMICAL STABILIZATION OF THE URANIUM TAILINGS AT TUBA CITY, ARIZONA

ACIDIC AND BASIC URANIUM LEACH PLANT RESIDUES LOCATED ON THE NAVAJO INDIAN RESERVATION, TUBA CITY, ARIZ., WERE SUCCESSFULLY STABILIZED AGAINST WIND EROSION USING A RELATIVELY LOW-COST CHEMICAL METHOD. AN ELASTOMERIC POLYMER CHEMICAL WAS APPLIED TO THE DIKE AREAS AND A CALCIUM MAGNESIUM LIGNOSULFONATE TO THE BEACH AREAS OF THREE TAILINGS PONDS. THE WATER-SOLUBLE CHEMICALS WERE APPLIED WITH AN AUTOMATED SPRINKLING SYSTEM. THE STABILIZATION COST WAS $335 PER ACRE FOR THE 34.5-ACRE TRACT. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept of InvESTIGATIONS NO 7288, 12 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Bureau of Mines /US

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• Authors:
  • HAVENS, R
  • Dean, K C
• Publication Date: 1969-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calcium compounds; Costs; Elastomers; Polymers; Soil stabilization; Tailings; Uranium; Waste products (Materials); Wind erosion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Stabilization
• Subject Areas: Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216961
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1970 12:00AM