Chandrashekar, S and Sundaresan, Lalitha and Jasani, Bhupendra
(2015)
Identification of Uranium Mill Sites from Open Source Satellite Images (NIAS Report No. R34-2015).
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National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru.
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| Abstract: |
Openly available satellite imagery now provides a possible way to monitor nuclear fuel cycle activities.
The early detection of new Uranium mining and milling operations and the routine monitoring of existing
mines and mills using such imagery could make a valuable contribution to the oversight and monitoring
function of organizations such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
A review of the existing literature suggests that Uranium mines do not offer special spectral or spatial
signatures that uniquely identify them in a satellite image. However the various processes involved in the
conversion of Uranium ore into yellowcake, offers interesting possibilities for the use of satellite imagery.
A sample set of 13 mills across the world were selected for investigation. For each of the mill sites detailed
process flow sheets were built up using information available in the public domain.
Satellite imagery especially Google Earth (GE) Images were then studied to generate a set of interpretation
keys. These keys link the operations in the mill sites to the observables in the satellite image. The shapes
and sizes of the features seen and their position in the process chain provided a set of signatures that
could be used to identify a Uranium mill. |
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| Subjects: |
International Strategic and Security Studies Programme > Projects |
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Schools > International Strategic and Security Studies Programme |
| Date Deposited: |
05 Jan 2016 10:34 |
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17 Dec 2020 17:28 |
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| DOI: |
978-93-83566-16-7 |
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http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/867 |
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