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A note on the magnitude of possible uranium losses from granites of the conterminous United States

Abstract

Two independent calculations suggest that, on average, about 20 - 25 percent of the primary uranium endowment of granites in the conterminous United States may have been lost. The methods of calculation and the data which they employ need refinement, but the implications for modelling radioactive granites as sources for uranium are significant.

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© 1982 OECD. This discussion was stimulated by presentations and discussions at the Symposium on Uranium Exploration Methods, June 1-4, 1982, Paris, and was prepared for the final panel discussion. I am grateful to Dr. Derek Taylor for permission and Dr. D. Livingstone for encouragement to submit this note for incorporation in the Symposium volume. I am also indebted to the U.S. Dept. of Energy and Bendix Field Engineering Corp. for support in attending the meeting. Dr. James A. Woodhead provided invaluable critical and editorial assistance.

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