Long Term Population Dose due to Radon from Uranium Mill Tailings:Douglas B. Chambers, Leo M. Lowe & Ronald H. Stager
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| Table 1: Major uranium production facilities, 1995—97 | |||||||
| Mill facility |
Owner/operator |
Production (tU) | |||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |||||
| Canada | Key Lake | Cameco/Uranerz | 5 461 | 5 423 | 5 433 | ||
| Canada | Rabbit Lake | Cameco/Uranerz | 3 154 | 3 962 | 4 632 | ||
| Australia | Ranger | Energy Resources of Australia | 2 550 | 3 508 | 4 095 | ||
| Namibia | Rössing | Rio Tinto (66%) | 2 007 | 2 452 | 2 905 | ||
| Niger | Akouta | COGEMA/Onarem | 1 960 | 1 960 | 2 100 | ||
| Canada | Cluff Lake | COGEMA | 1 200 | 1 900 | 1 950 | ||
| Australia | Olympic Dam* | WMC | 1 108 | 1 466 | 1 425 | ||
| Niger | Arlit | COGEMA/Onarem | 1 000 | 1 200 | 1 350 | ||
| Total: | 18 440 | 21 871 | 23 890 | ||||
| % of total world production: | 56% | 62% | 67% | ||||
| % of total world production less ISL: | 65% | 71% | 77% | ||||
| In-situ leach (ISL) facilities (estimated): | 4 391 | 4 400 | 4 601 | ||||
| Total world production: | 32 916 | 35 199 | 35 448 | ||||
| * Co-product with copper | Source: The Uranium Institute | ||||||
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