Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Uranium"
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Determining uranium activity distribution in water streams and sediment in three mining regions of South African
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)Uranium is a by-product in the mining of gold in South African landscapes (Coetzee et al., 2006). Since these activities are done on land in different provinces of South Africa and near communities inhabited by people ... -
The dynamics of fluvial transportation of uranium in the Rietspruit river system in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023-10)Mining of precious metals started many years ago, for instance, gold (Au) and the offshoot uranium (U) mining in South Africa's Witwatersrand Basin. Consequently, mining activities contaminate the environment with ... -
Migration and gamma ray assessment of uranium on a gold tailings disposal facility
(2014)This project aims to quantify natural gamma radiation in gold tailings disposal facilities (TDFs) relative to uranium concentration data in order to use natural gamma detection methods as alternative methods for uranium ... -
Optimising the dissolution of U/ Al in alkaline solutions and subsequent dissolution of the generated uranium residue in nitric acid
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)SAFARI-I reactor is a "tank-in-pool" high flux reactor that is situated in Pelindaba, South Africa. The SAF ARI-1 is a material testing reactor that uses LEU target plates, containing 19% uranium enrichment. When producing ...