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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Mitigation of radon exposures caused by uranium mining legacies at WISMUT sites
Authors : J. Regner, P. Schmidt
Published in: Uranium - Past and Future Challenges
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Uranium mining activities of the former Soviet-German stock company SDAG Wismut in East Germany caused significant radiological environmental impact. At the Wismut sites in the Ore Mountains the radioactive noble gas radon is of significant relevance for the environmental impact. The paper quantifies the different contributions of the uranium mining legacies to elevated outdoor and in-door radon concentrations. This is exemplified by the local radon situation at the Wismut site of Schlema-Alberoda. The mitigation measures taken by Wismut GmbH to reduce the radon exposure of the general public are presented.