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make vast areas around uranium mining, milling and processing facilities which
were found to be radioactively contaminated reach levels which exceed the present
severe protection standards. Substantial funds have been allocated to return these
areas to such conditions so that they can be returned to an environmentally acceptable level for normal exploitation. The decontamination process, which is aimed at
keeping radioactive concentrations in soil, water and the air at permissible levels,
is under implementation in many countries where uranium was mined, milled and
processed.
Fig. 23 Lung cancer ERR associated with cumulative exposure (8 WLM) received at ages 20–34
(a) and ages 35–49 (b) in dependence on age. Solid line, model derived from the Czech final
model. Dashed line, model BEIR VI (Adopted from BEIR 1988)
J. Sabol
make vast areas around uranium mining, milling and processing facilities which
were found to be radioactively contaminated reach levels which exceed the present
severe protection standards. Substantial funds have been allocated to return these
areas to such conditions so that they can be returned to an environmentally acceptable level for normal exploitation. The decontamination process, which is aimed at
keeping radioactive concentrations in soil, water and the air at permissible levels,
is under implementation in many countries where uranium was mined, milled and
processed.
Fig. 23 Lung cancer ERR associated with cumulative exposure (8 WLM) received at ages 20–34
(a) and ages 35–49 (b) in dependence on age. Solid line, model derived from the Czech final
model. Dashed line, model BEIR VI (Adopted from BEIR 1988)
J. Sabol