National uranium resource evaluation program. Hydrogeochemical and stream sediment survey in Central United States. Fourth quarter FY 1975, April 1, 1975--June 30, 1975

The National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) Program will be administered by the Grand Junction Office of the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA). One part of this program consists of a hydrogeochemical and stream sediment survey of the entire United States. Union Carbide Corporation, Nuclear Division (UCC-ND) will conduct this survey over approximately one million square miles of the Central U.S., which includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLL), Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL), and Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) have accepted similar responsibilities for coverage of the remaining states. The objective of UCC-ND is to carry out an innovative and cost effective hydrogeochemical and stream sediment survey program, in order to provide high quality, meaningful data which can be used to identify areas favorable for detailed uranium prospecting. A new organization called the Uranium Resource Evaluation Project has been formed within the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant operated by UCC-ND. A Project Manager, with a team of 10 to 12 people, will coordinate activities in analytical chemistry, geology and geochemistry, planning and statistics, field sampling, data management and information systems, and quality control.