Research of hydrodynamic processes in in-situ leaching of uranium

Abstract

Hydrodynamic processes in the selective transfer of uranium underground to solution were theoretically considered. The effect of the initial filtration gradient on the flow process of underground water flow of weakly permeable and poorly saturated uranium ores by the method of selective transfer of uranium to solution was studied. The hydrodynamic parameters of subsurface selective dissolution of uranium ores with low water saturation were analyzed. The consumption equations and drawings of the injection and production wells by the method of selective transfer of uranium to the solution were developed. Using the consumption equations of the injection and production wells, a calculation program was created in the C++ programming language and the analysis of the obtained results was studied.

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In plain English

Hydrodynamic processes during the selective underground dissolution of uranium were considered theoretically. The study looked at how the initial filtration gradient affects groundwater flow in weakly permeable ores with low water saturation and analysed the hydrodynamic parameters of selective dissolution in such ores. Flow-rate equations and diagrams were developed for the injection and production wells, and a program written in C++ uses these equations for the calculations, whose results are analysed.

How to cite

R. Rozikov (2024). Research of hydrodynamic processes in in-situ leaching of uranium. E3S Web of Conferences, vol. 525, 01008. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202452501008