Health Effects of Radon Emissions from Uranium Mill Tailings

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Abstract
The problem of health effects of radon emissions from uranium mill tailings is reviewed. The history of estimates of these effects and how they have been refined by further research is traced, and a current best estimate is given. The theory and practice of mitigating the effects by covering tailings with soil are described, and the present situation as regulated by the new 10 CFR 40, Appendix A is evaluated.