A reactive transport model designed to predict the environmental footprint of an ‘in-situ recovery’ uranium exploitation
Sofia Escario, Nicolas Seigneur, Antoine Collet, Olivier Regnault, Hélène de Boissezon, Vincent Lagneau, Michaël Descostes
Topics & Concepts
AquiferUraniumDissolutionLeaching (pedology)Geochemical modelingPermeable reactive barrierUranium oreEnvironmental scienceGroundwaterExtraction (chemistry)SorptionGypsumSoil scienceGeologyMineralogyChemistryContaminationSoil waterAdsorptionMaterials scienceGeotechnical engineeringMetallurgyEnvironmental remediationPaleontologyOrganic chemistryChromatographyEcologyPhysical chemistryBiologyRadioactive element chemistry and processingGroundwater flow and contamination studiesMine drainage and remediation techniques