KYRGYZSTAN
The coal of the Kadji-Sai deposit is highly enriched in uranium.
Sample ppm Bq/kg
IK01-8/1 432 5435
IK01-8/2 244 3069
IK01-11/1 46 579
IK01-12/1 2308 29035
IK01-1512 407 5120
IK01-16/1 518 6516
IK01-22/1 764 9611
IK01-23/1 1521 19134
IK01-34/1 4500 56610
IK01-36/1 676 8504
IK01-38/2 4125 51892
IK01-38/3 1519 20090
Table 1. Specific U-238 activity of coal samples The major risk from the Kadji-Sai coal results from the use of coal enriched in uranium for domestic purposes in the town of Kadji Sai.
Radiometric gamma survey
Fig. 1. Topographic map of the town of Kadji Sai: the coal deposit is located in the eastern part of the map, the town of Kadji Sai is in the centre Fig.2. Location of measurement points of the gamma survey in Kadji-Sai
 
Data point Exposure
rate (µSv/h)		 Anomaly
point
(Fig. 4)
Background
(55 points)		 20-26  
3 36 2
4 30 3
31 29 4
42 28 5
53 43 2
Fig. 3. Contour map of the gamma survey in Kadji-Sai, based on 60 measurements Fig.4. Location of the radiometric anomalies Table 2. Values of radiometric anomalies