Progress Toward Remediation of Uranium Tailings in Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan
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The town of Mailuu-Suu in Kyrgyzstan inherited 23 distinct tailings deposits from Soviet-Era uranium mining operations. Mailuu-Suu is located in the narrow landslide-prone valley of the Mailuu-Suu River about 25 km from the Uzbekistan border. Large-scale release of the radioactive tailings, as a result of landslides, could lead to irreversible contamination of the river and downstream areas. The Mailuu-Suu River is a tributary to the Syr-Darya River, the Fergana valley's main source of irrigati…
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Date:
July 9, 2003
Creator:
Buckley, P B; Ranville, J; Honeyman, B D; Smith, D K; Rosenberg, N & Knapp, R B
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