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YELLOWCAKE DUST [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 1995-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

... a routine sample from one of the vent stacks at the Cameco uranium refinery in Blind River ... showed that an abnormal amount of yellowcake dust had been released to the atmosphere over the previous 24-hour period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

[...] un des échantillons prélevés périodiquement dans l'une des cheminées de ventilation de la raffinerie d'uranium de Cameco à Blind River [...] indiquait qu'une quantité anormale de poussières de concentré d'uranium (yellowcake) s'échappait depuis 24 heures dans l'atmosphère.

Spanish

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