Control of Radon Flux of an Inactive Uranium Mill Facility in Spain-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Control of Radon Flux of an Inactive Uranium Mill Facility in Spain

Published:2023-10-08 Issue:10 Volume:14 Page:1536
ISSN:2073-4433
Container-title:Atmosphere
language:en
Short-container-title:Atmosphere

Author:

Fuente Ismael¹^ORCID,Sainz Carlos¹,Quindós Luis¹,Rábago Daniel¹^ORCID,Gutiérrez Isidoro¹,Fernández Alicia¹,Rodríguez Raúl²,Celaya Santiago¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Radon Group, University of Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain

2. Siglo XXI, Oleiros, 15172 A Coruña, Spain

Abstract

As part of a contract with ENRESA (National Radioactive Waste Company S.A. is a Spanish public company responsible for the management of radioactive waste), after the closure of the uranium mill factory in Andújar, Spain, continuous measurements of the radon flux have been carried out on an annual basis using activated carbon detectors following a methodology established in our laboratory (ISO 11665-7, 2012). The results obtained and their usefulness are presented from the point of view of control of the closure conditions established by the competent authority in order to minimize the impact of the site on the environment.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Atmospheric Science,Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/10/1536/pdf

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