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Environmental Impact Study EIS)

Question 1.
List some of the environmental requirements for the Ranger Uranium mine.

The environmental requirements for included:

water management;
land management;
protection of cultural sites;
counter disaster and emergency procedures;
environmental research;
environmental monitoring, including any environmental monitoring required by the Supervising Authority;
social impact monitoring;
hazardous substances and industrial waste management;
radiation monitoring and management;
air quality management;
tailings management;
excavated material management;
environmental planning and operating systems, including employment and training programs; and
rehabilitation.

Question 2.
List the main requirements in the agreement between the Federal Govt. and the Northern Land Council.

The main requirements provide for:

Protection of the environment, the health of local people and sacred sites while promoting knowledge and understanding of, and respect for the traditions, language and culture of the Aboriginal people.
Rehabilitation of land disturbed at Ranger.
Aboriginal involvement. As many local Aboriginal people as possible are to be offered employment and training at Ranger while opportunities are to be provided for Aboriginal people to supply goods and services to the mine
Educating all Ranger employees about Aboriginal culture.
Compensating the Aboriginal owners for the loss of the use of the Ranger area through the payment of royalties.
Liaison. A liaison committee, consisting of Aboriginal representatives and Company employees, to ensure that the rights of Aboriginal people affected by the mine"s operations are protected.

Question 3.
Outline the steps in the water purification process at the treatment plant.

The purification process includes:

pre-treatment or setting using a clarifier
ultra filtration using membranes and
a process of even finer filtration known as reverse osmosis.
The water is then be released into the environment either directly (treated pond water) or through wetland filters(treated process water).