SLAC Study Helps Explain Why Uranium Persists in Groundwater at Former Mining Sites

ENN
Feb 6, 2017, 10:13 am90 pts
Decades after a uranium mine is shuttered, the radioactive element can still persist in groundwater at the site, despite cleanup efforts.A recent study led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory helps describe how the contaminant cycles through the environment at…

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