Safety and stability evaluation of the uranium tailings impoundment dam: Based on the improved AHP-cloud model

Xingwang Dai; Xianwei Wu; Yang Hong; Jiali Xie; Dongying Lin; Yifan Chen; Yong Liu

Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences (Mar 2022)

Safety and stability evaluation of the uranium tailings impoundment dam: Based on the improved AHP-cloud model

Xingwang Dai,
Xianwei Wu,
Yang Hong,
Jiali Xie,
Dongying Lin,
Yifan Chen,
Yong Liu

Affiliations

Xingwang Dai: School of Resources Environmental and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China; University of South China-Sinosteel Maanshan Institute of Mining Research PostgraduateTraining Innovation Base,Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
Xianwei Wu: School of Mathematics and Physics, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
Yang Hong: School of Economics, Management and Law, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
Jiali Xie: School of Resources Environmental and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China; Hunan Province Engineering Research Center of Radioactive Control Technology in Uranium Mining and Metallurgy, Hengyang, 421001, China
Dongying Lin: School of Resources Environmental and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China; University of South China-Sinosteel Maanshan Institute of Mining Research PostgraduateTraining Innovation Base,Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
Yifan Chen: School of Resources Environmental and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China; University of South China-Sinosteel Maanshan Institute of Mining Research PostgraduateTraining Innovation Base,Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China; Corresponding author. School of Resources Environmental and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China.
Yong Liu: School of Resources Environmental and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China; Hunan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Uranium Tailings Treatment, Hengyang, 421001, China; Hunan Province Engineering Research Center of Radioactive Control Technology in Uranium Mining and Metallurgy, Hengyang, 421001, China; Corresponding author. School of Resources Environmental and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 21 – 31

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To solve the problem of safety and stability of the uranium tailings impoundment dam, based on the whole process of emergency management, the safety and stability evaluation system of the uranium tailings impoundment dam is established by using analytic hierarchy process (AHP) from the four aspects of design and construction, natural environment, operational stability and management, and the general weight of each evaluation index is calculated; the improved AHP-cloud model is introduced to obtain the basic evaluation cloud map for the safety and stability of the uranium tailing dam and two typical dams were evaluated in a large uranium tailings impoundment in southern China. The results show that the model can produce a more accurate evaluation of the safety and stability of the uranium tailings impoundment dam, and provide a reference for the subsequent decommissioning management work.

Published in Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences

ISSN: 1687-8507 (Print); 2314-7164 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine; Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Nuclear engineering. Atomic power
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-radiation-research-and-applied-sciences

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