Number of the records: 1  

Construction of new houses on a uranium vein outcrop: a case study from the Czech Republic

  1. 1.
    SYSNO ASEP0465065
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleConstruction of new houses on a uranium vein outcrop: a case study from the Czech Republic
    Author(s) Goliáš, V. (CZ)
    Tumurkhuu, G. (CZ)
    Kohn, P. (CZ)
    Šálek, O. (CZ)
    Plášil, Jakub (FZU-D) RID, ORCID
    Škoda, R. (CZ)
    Soumar, J. (CZ)
    Source TitleNukleonika. - : Sciendo - ISSN 0029-5922
    Roč. 61, č. 3 (2016), s. 343-349
    Number of pages7 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryPL - Poland
    KeywordsTanvald granite ; vein-type uranium ; uranyl minerals ; spatial planning ; radon risk
    Subject RIVDB - Geology ; Mineralogy
    Institutional supportFZU-D - RVO:68378271
    UT WOS000383833000019
    EID SCOPUS84990068634
    DOI10.1515/nuka-2016-0057
    AnnotationSignificant uranium mineralization represented by a typical assemblage of uranyl supergene minerals
    in a quartz-uraninite vein hosted in the exocontact zone of the Variscan-Tanvald granite was found at a new construction site in the municipality of Jablonec n. Nisou. Activities of 222Rn in soil gas reached 1 MBq/m3 around two houses, with a maximum of 3.33 MBq/m3 between them on a uranium ore lens outcrop. The uranium content reaches up to 291 ppm eU (3595 Bq/kg 226Ra), and it is possible to fi nd many ‘hot’ pieces of uranium ore fragments with a high percentage of uranium in the Quaternary cover in this place. This unfavourable situation is a result of an improper spatial planning process. The constructor was given the permission to construct the building even though the construction site did not meet safety requirements and the geological survey had failed. Not only geological prospecting was underestimated, but also the radon risk assessment was undervalued.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Physics
    ContactKristina Potocká, potocka@fzu.cz, Tel.: 220 318 579
    Year of Publishing2017
Number of the records: 1  

  This site uses cookies to make them easier to browse. Learn more about how we use cookies.