铀矿工业中一些先进技术的应用

APPLICATION OF SOME ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES IN URANIUM INDUSTRY

本文简要介绍了铀工业中一些现有技术,包括勘探、开采、加工、尾矿处置、铀矿山复原、健康与安全等方面,论述了这些技术与经济、环境和社会关注问题的关系,并试图就目前的发展趋势提供未来前景的预测。技术进步对于铀工业是很重要的,因为通过这些技术手段可发现新矿床,开采低品位资源,并能将新技术应用于已知但尚未开发的资源以确保未来的资源基地。先进技术的应用还可以不断降低生产成本,大大提高生产能力,减少或消除对环境的不利影响,以及提高员工的安全保障和福利待遇。因此,在资源基地、经济开采、环境保护,以及满足社会义务的能力等方面均取得了可持续的发展。

This presentation sets forth a brief survey of some current technologies (including exploration, mining, processing, tailings disposal, uranium mine reclamation, health and safety, etc. ) in the uranium industry, relates that technology to economic, environmental and social concerns, and attempts to provide a projection of current trends into the future. Advances in technology are very important to the uranium industry because they provide various means to maintain future resource base through the discovery of new deposits; exploitation of lower-grade resources; and application of new technology to the known, but undeveloped resources. The application of advanced technology results in a continuing reduction in production costs; greatly increases in productivity; decreases or eliminates the adverse impacts on environment; as well as increases safety and well-being for employees. Thus, the sustainable development has been obtained in such aspects as resource base, economic exploitation, environmental protection and the ability to meet social obligations.