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Rayrock Mine

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The Rayrock Mine was a uranium producing venture in the Northwest Territories, Canada. [1]

8 relations: Behchokǫ̀, Northwest Territories, Provinces and territories of Canada, Radioactive contamination, Radioactive decay, Uranium, Uranium tailings, Yellowknife.

Behchokǫ̀

Behchokǫ̀ (or (from the Tłı̨chǫ meaning "Behcho's place"), officially the Tłı̨chǫ Community Government of Behchokǫ̀, is a community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Behchokǫ̀ is located on the Yellowknife Highway (Great Slave Highway), on the northwest tip of Great Slave Lake, approximately northwest of Yellowknife.

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Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories (NT or NWT; French: les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, TNO; Athabaskan languages: Denendeh; Inuinnaqtun: Nunatsiaq; Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ) is a federal territory of Canada.

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Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada are the sub-national governments within the geographical areas of Canada under the authority of the Canadian Constitution.

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Radioactive contamination

Radioactive contamination, also called radiological contamination, is the deposition of, or presence of radioactive substances on surfaces or within solids, liquids or gases (including the human body), where their presence is unintended or undesirable (from the International Atomic Energy Agency - IAEA - definition).

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Radioactive decay

Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay or radioactivity) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy (in terms of mass in its rest frame) by emitting radiation, such as an alpha particle, beta particle with neutrino or only a neutrino in the case of electron capture, gamma ray, or electron in the case of internal conversion.

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Uranium

Uranium is a chemical element with symbol U and atomic number 92.

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Uranium tailings

Uranium tailings are a waste byproduct (tailings) of uranium mining.

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Yellowknife

Yellowknife is the capital and only city, as well as the largest community, in the Northwest Territories (NT or NWT), Canada.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayrock_Mine

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