Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Uranium"
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Recovery of uranium from nuclear conversion plant waste
(SAIMM, 2017)The ammonium diuranate (ADU) conversion process that was operated at the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (Necsa) in the past generated a significant amount of waste containing high concentrations of uranium, ... -
Transfer Rates of 238U and 232Th for E. globulus, A. mearnsii, H. filipendula and Hazardous Effects of the Usage of Medicinal Plants From Around Gold Mine Dump Environs
(MDPI, 2015)Medicinal plant consumption can be a source of human exposure to radioactive elements such as 238U and 232Th, which can lead to internal radiation doses. The uptake of 238U and 232Th from soils to the leaf samples of three ... -
Uranium recovery from simulated molybdenum-99 production residue using non-dispersive membrane based solvent extraction
(Elsevier, 2016)Commercial alkaline dissolution molybdenum-99 (99Mo) producers are currently not recovering enriched uranium (U) from 99Mo production waste which has a unique actinide and fission product composition. During the development ...