Waggitt, in 2008, opined in his chapter of the book that the uranium mining industry has a record of environmental management that has been very variable over the past 50 years. Although there have been examples of good remediation in some countries, there are many examples of poor or no remediation that remain as a legacy from former times. [This is because the regulatory framework had not kept pace in the 1950s and 1960. Since then, rules and regulations have been installed]. As the industry is going through a renaissance (of 2008 at least) interest in remediating such legacy sites is increasing significantly. This paper provides an overview of some remediation activities at legacy sites in various regions of the world and how international organisations, including the International Atomic Energy Agency, national regulating authorities and the mining companies are working together to address these very important matters in a number of locations. [but Waggitt did not include any of the many of the successful case histories available in the U.S. Why is that? Lack of available space is a poor reason.]
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