How to Overcome the Challenges in In-situ Decommissioning of the Above Ground Tailings Management Facility?

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dc.contributor.advisorRuwanpura, Janaka
dc.contributor.authorMadhavan, Dayal
dc.contributor.committeememberAchari, Gopal
dc.contributor.committeememberJergeas, George
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-08T20:53:23Z
dc.date.available2016-07-08T20:53:23Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis focused on the challenges related to the in-situ decommissioning of the above ground tailings management facility (AGTMF) at Cameco’s Key Lake Uranium Milling and Mining Operations. The uranium tailings stored in the AGTMF from 1983 to 1998 could adversely affect the regional biota and public health as the tailings. Significant uncertainties also exist in regards to the ultimate long-term storage of uranium mine tailings as the timescales involved are relatively long (e.g. 10, 000 years modeling required). This study has explored the processes, challenges and lessons learned in the in-situ decommissioning and the methods on how to overcome the challenges related to decommissioning the AGTMF. The stored tailings are key areas of liability and this thesis has endeavored to overcome the challenges by gaining insights from decommissioning activities within uranium industry globally to achieve a safe, cost effective, and environmentally sustainable decommissioning process for the AGTMF.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMadhavan, D. (2016). How to Overcome the Challenges in In-situ Decommissioning of the Above Ground Tailings Management Facility? (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26396en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26396
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3115
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering--Civil
dc.subjectEngineering--Environmental
dc.subjectEngineering--Mining
dc.subjectEngineering--Nuclear
dc.subject.classificationProject Managementen_US
dc.subject.classificationIn-situ Decommissioningen_US
dc.subject.classificationUranium Tailingsen_US
dc.subject.classificationEntombmenten_US
dc.titleHow to Overcome the Challenges in In-situ Decommissioning of the Above Ground Tailings Management Facility?
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Engineering (MEng)
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