International Conference on Advancing the Global Implementation of Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation Programmes CN-238

CALDAS URANIUM MINING AND UOC PRODUCTION SITE: CHALLENGES ON ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

26 May 2016, 09:00

4h 30m

Madrid

Poster Case Studies and Waste Management in Environmental Remediation Session 5B - Poster

Speaker

Mr Raul Villegas (Brazilian Nuclear Energy Comission)

Description

The Unidade de Tratamento de Minérios (UTM, Ore Treatment Facility) was the first uranium ore mining and ore production site to operate in Brazil. Twenty years after ceasing operations, the site is going through an environmental restoration and decommissioning process, which is to be conducted by the operator and regulated by the national nuclear and environmental authorities. The UTM case can be identified as a typical uranium mining operation carried out before restrictive licensing procedures and environmental laws became a trend around the world. This paper aims to present the current status of the site and some of the challenges to be faced by the parties involved in the decommissioning process.