Test sites The project activities focus on several case-studies
of tailings and waste disposal sites of coal burning power
plants (CBPP) and alumina plants, in five western Balkan
countries. In order to better understand the underlying
processes of radionuclide enrichment/depletion, leaching
mechanisms and ecological impacts of hazardous radioactive
substances related to burned coal and alumina processing,
three specific case studies outside the western Balkan are
included in the project.
Location of the test sites
This section provides an overview of the targeted
test sites and their regional context. Besides the plant characteristics
and ash/slag production, it describes the size, volume and peculiarities
of the tailing ponds. Knowledge on these characteristics is
used as a base to specify the experimental activities to be
performed in the scope of the project.
