Reports & Research

• It is with great pleasure that we share with you that the Epidemiological Study of Lung Cancer and Selected Other Cancers among Namibian Uranium Workers was published in the Radiation Research journal allenpress.com.

  An online version of the paper is available at the following link:

  An Epidemiological Study of Lung Cancer and Selected Other Cancers among Namibian Uranium Workers | Radiation Research (allenpress.com)

  This concludes the Health Study.

   

• Rössing Uranium Health Study – Published (pdf - 171kb)

• Rössing Uranium Health Study – An Overview, January 2021 (pdf - 709kb)

• Rössing Uranium Health Study – Frequently Asked Questions, January 2021 (pdf - 468kb)

• Lay Summary (pdf - 158kb)

• Health Study Presentation (pdf - 1.1mb)

• Radiation Management Plan 2021 (pdf - 4.3mb)

• Radiation Management Plan 2019 (pdf - 4.3mb)

• Implementation of Radiation Management Plan – Annual Report 2020 (pdf - 3.5mb)

• Implementation of Radiation Management Plan – Annual Report 2019 (pdf - 2mb)

• Implementation of Radiation Management Plan - Annual Report 2018 (pdf - 703kb)

• Implementation of Radiation Management Plan - Annual Report 2017 (pdf - 2.0mb)

• Radiation Management Plan 2017 (pdf - 4.2mb)

• Implementation of Radiation Management Plan - Annual Report 2016 (pdf - 4.2mb)

• Implementation of Radiation Management Plan - Annual Report 2015 (pdf – 1mb)

• Implementation of Radiation Management Plan - Annual Report 2014 (pdf - 2.3mb)

• Annual Report to Radiation Protection Authority 2013 (pdf - 2.40mb)

• Guide to Radiation in Namibia's Uranium Exploration & Mining Sectors (pdf - 4.13mb)

• Questions answered about Uranium & Radiation (pdf - 3.39mb)

• Radiation Fact Sheets

  • 01 What is ALPHA RADIATION? (pdf - 202kb)
  • 02 What is BETA RADIATION? (pdf - 205kb)
  • 03 What is GAMMA RADIATION? (pdf - 201kb)
  • 04 When is there a RADIATION EXPOSURE RISK? (pdf - 72kb)
  • 05 What are RADIATION EXPOSURE PATHWAYS? (pdf - 218kb)
  • 06 How do we measure EXTERNAL RADIATION EXPOSURE? (pdf - 256kb)
  • 07 How do we measure INTERNAL RADIATION? (pdf - 238kb)
  • 08 What is BACKGROUND RADIATION? (pdf - 234kb)
  • 09 What special measures are taken with FEMALE WORKERS at Rössing Uranium? (pdf - 83kb)
  • 10 How are RADIATION WORKERS monitored? (pdf - 186kb)

• Position papers

  • Risk Assessment on the Rössing Uranium Car Park area (pdf - 970kb)

  • Risk Assessment on the Rössing Uranium Waste Rock Dump Site bordering the Khan River (pdf - 399kb)

  • Baseline and Mining-related Radon Concentrations in the Rössing Mining Area (pdf - 399kb)

  • Rössing Uranium mine's tailings dust - What is the risk (pdf - 5mb)

  • Using Alpha Recoil as a Tool for Contamination Control in the Khan River Aquifer (pdf - 3mb)

  • Drinking-water in the Erongo Region (PDF - 711kb)

  • Risk assessment on Rössing Uranium mine's tailings dust (pdf - 4.5mb)

  • Water quality monitoring at Rössing Uranium mine using isotope techniques (pdf - 1.9mb)

• 2011 National conservation assessment and management of two Namibian succulents with specific reference to the Rössing Uranium Mine (pdf - 7.54mb)

• Environmental Annual Report 2020 (pdf - 4.4mb)

• Environmental Annual Report 2019 (pdf - 975kb)

• Environmental Annual Report 2018 (pdf - 1mb)

• Environmental Annual Report 2017 (pdf - 1mb)

• Environmental Product Declaration - Uranium Oxide (U₃O₈) (pdf - 2.5mb)

Rössing Desalination Plant - Final SEIA Report to MET (pdf - 18.7mb)
Rössing Desalination Plant - Letter to MET (pdf - 146kb)
Annexure A1 - CV for Andries van der Merwe (pdf - 235kb)
Annexure A2 - CV for Patrick Killick (pdf - 212kb)
Annexure A3 - CV for Simon Charter (pdf - 101kb)
Annexure A4 - CV for Werner Petrick (pdf - 248kb)
Annexure B1 - Background Information Document (pdf - 1mb)
Annexure B2 - Meetings presentation (pdf - 1.2mb)
Annexure B3 - Site Notices (pdf - 190kb)
Annexure B4 - Newsprint advertisments (pdf - 4.01mb)
Annexure B5 - Rössing Staff Notifications (pdf - 100kb)
Annexure B6 - Newspaper adverts report (pdf - 1.59mb)
Annexure B6 - SEIA Report adverts (pdf - 790kb)
Annexure C1 - Meeting minutes MUN (pdf - 146kb)
Annexure C2 - Meeting minutes Media (pdf - 155kb)
Annexure C3 - Focus group minutes Key stakeholders (pdf - 158kb)
Annexure C4 - Meeting minutes Public (pdf - 101kb)
Annexure C5 - Meeting minutes MAWF (pdf - 89kb)
Annexure C6 - Meeting minutes NamWater (pdf - 155kb)
Appendix C7 - Meeting notes with MET (pdf - 248kb)
Annexure C8 - I&AP register (pdf - 332kb)
Annexure C9 - Comments and response report (pdf - 349kb)
Annexure D1 - Socio-economic - Final specialist report (pdf - 1.07mb)
Annexure D2 - Archaeology - Final specialist report (pdf - 287kb)
Annexure D3 - Visual impact assessment - Final specialist report (pdf - 2.93mb)
Annexure D4 - Noise - Final specialist report (pdf - 4.52mb)
Annexure D5 - Avifauna - Final specialist report (pdf - 2.91mb)
Additional study: Monitoring of Damara Terns at Mile 4 Salt Works (pdf - 1.3mb)
Annexure D6 - Marine ecology - Final specialist report (pdf - 3.32mb)
Annexure D7 - Brine dilution modelling - Final specialist report (pdf - 2.84mb)
Annexure D8 - Shoreline dynamics - Final specialist report (pdf - 1.62mb)
Annexure E - Social and environmental management plan (pdf - 4.39mb)

Z20 SEIA Draft Scoping Report - Executive Summary (pdf - 720kb)
Z20 SEIA Draft Scoping Report (pdf - 6.5mb)
Social and Environmental Management Plan (pdf - 2.8mb)
Annexure A - SEIA team CV's
Andries van der Merwe CV - 2012 (pdf - 130kb)
Ilze Rautenbach (condensed CV) - 2012 (pdf - 50kb)
Karen de Bruyn CV 2012 (pdf - 435kb)
Robyn Christians CV - 2012 (pdf - 120kb)
Werner Petrick CV - 2012 (pdf - 140kb)
Stephan vd Berg CV - 2012 (pdf - 170kb)
Annexure B1: List of Interested and Affected Parties (pdf - 590kb)
Annexure B2 - Information sharing records
Arandis Public Meeting - Minutes (pdf - 260kb)
Arandis Town Council - Minutes (pdf - 250kb)
Attendance Register Arandis Public Meeting (pdf - 420kb)
Attendance Register Arandis Town Council (pdf - 310kb)
Attendance Register Erongo Regional Council - MET (pdf - 310kb)
Attendance Register Media (pdf - 305kb)
Attendance Register Swakop Public Meeting (pdf - 330kb)
Erongo Regional Council & MET - Minutes (pdf - 200kb)
MAWF - Minutes (pdf - 160kb)
Media - Minutes (pdf - 210kb)
MET DEA - Minutes (pdf - 235kb)
MET Environmental Commissioner - Minutes (pdf - 90kb)
MET Parks and Wildlife - Minutes (pdf - 200kb)
MME - Minutes (pdf - 240kb)
MUN Meeting - Minutes (pdf - 220kb)
MWAF Harald Koch - Minutes (pdf - 170kb)
MWAF Guido van Langenhove - Minutes (pdf - 160kb)
Swakopmund Public Meeting - Minutes (pdf - 210kb)
Annexure B3: Background Information Document (BID) (pdf - 1.9mb)
Annexure B4: Placed Site Notices and e-Rössing Bulletin Article (pdf - 1.7mb)
Annexure B5: Newspaper advertisements (pdf - 2.8mb)
Annexure B6: Information presented at meetings and open day (pdf - 4.5mb)
Annexure B7: Comments received prior to Draft Scoping Report release - 2.4mb)
Annexure B8: Issues and Response Report (pdf - 690kb)
Annexure C1: Visual Impact Assessment (pdf - 7.9mb)
Annexure C2: Air Quality Assessment (pdf - 4mb)
Annexure C3: Noise Impact Assessment (pdf - 3.4mb)
Annexure C4: Radiological Public Dose Assessment (pdf - 2.3mb)
Annexure C5: Surface Water Assessment (pdf - 1.2mb)
Annexure C6: Biodiversity Impact Assessment (pdf - 2.9mb)
Annexure C7: Specialist Archaeological Assessment (pdf - 840kb)

Notice to Stakeholders (pdf - 65kb)
SEIA Phase 2b - Main report (pdf - 4.3mb)
Annexure A - Rössing HSE Policy (pdf - 177kb)
Annexure B - Overview of the Rössing HSE Management System (pdf - 3.8mb)
Annexure C - Letter to MET - DEA to initiate Phase 2 process (pdf - 180kb)
Annexure D - Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDA) Model (pdf - 165kb)
Annexure E - MCDM 2008 (pdf - 12.9mb)
Annexure F - MCDM 2009 (pdf - 2.3mb)
Annexure G - 2010 Background Information Document (pdf - 380kb)
Annexure H - Meetings schedule (pdf - 350kb)
Annexure I - Newspaper notices (pdf - 4.6mb)
Annexure J - Summary of specialist studies - August 2010 (pdf - 2.8mb)
Annexure K - Attendance registers (pdf - 230kb)
Annexure L - Stakeholder register (pdf - 230kb)
Annexure M - Final issues trail (pdf - 870kb)
Annexure N1 - Air Quality Assessment (pdf - 22.3mb)
Annexure N2 - Archaeological Assessment (pdf - 2.1mb)
Annexure N3 - Biodiversity Assessment (pdf - 9.6mb)
Annexure N4 - General Waste Assessment (pdf - 7.2mb)
Annexure N5 - Ground Vibration Assessment (pdf - 6.6mb)
Annexure N6 - Hazardous Waste Assessment (pdf - 6.1mb)
Annexure N7 - Noise Assessment (pdf - 6.8mb)
Annexure N8 - Public Radiation Dose Assessment (pdf - 4.1mb)
Annexure N9 - Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (pdf - 2.1mb)
Annexure N10 - Traffic Impact Assessment (pdf - 14.6mb)
Annexure N11 - Visual Impact Assessment (pdf - 24mb)
Annexure N12 - Water Balance Assessment (pdf - 8.2mb)
Annexure N13 - Groundwater Modeling (pdf - 11.9mb)
Annexure O - Draft Social and Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) (pdf - 4.6mb)
Annexure P - Summary Uranium Rush Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) (pdf - 600kb)

Strategic Environmental Assessment for the central Namib Uranium Rush – Final report (January 2011)

Announcement of public meetings and roadshows (10 August 2010) (pdf - 600kb)
Summary of specialist studies (pdf - 2.8Mb)
Background Information Document (BID) - Rössing Mine Expansion (pdf - 250kb)

Social and environmental impact assessment report with Annexures (pdf - 3.4Mb)

Final Scoping Report (pdf - 3Mb)
Annexure 1 - Glossary (pdf - 29kb)
Annexure 2 - Letter to MET DEA (pdf - 37kb)
Annexure 3 - Example of newspaper advertisement (pdf - 440kb)
Annexure 4 - Example of public notice (pdf - 628kb)
Annexure 5 - Public Information Document (pdf - 1.2Mb)
Annexure 6 - List of Public Participation meetings (pdf - 60kb)
Annexure 7 - Minutes of consultation meetings (pdf - 392kb)
Annexure 8 - Stakeholder feedback forms (pdf - 200kb)
Annexure 9 - Register of stakeholders (pdf - 146kb)
Annexure 10 - Internal reviewer's report (pdf - 40kb)

Report Cover Volume 1 (pdf - 1.3Mb)
Volume 1 - Main SEIA Report (pdf - 4.5Mb)
Volume 2 - Annexures Cover (pdf - 1.3Mb)
Annexure A – Draft Social & Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) (pdf - 1.4Mb)
Annexure B - Minutes of meetings (pdf - 300kb)
Annexure C - Socio-economic impact assessment (pdf - 1.6Mb)
Annexure D1 – Air quality assessment (pdf - 1.3Mb)
Annexure D2 – Radiological public dose assessment (pdf - 2.4Mb)
Annexure E – Risk assessment of the sulphuric acid plant (pdf - 1Mb)
Annexure F - Memorandum on bacteria present in cooling towers (pdf - 50kb)
Annexure G – Visual impact assessment  (the size of this file is 40mb; to request this file please visit your contacts)
Annexure H – Water management assessment (pdf - 600kb)
Annexure I – Noise impact assessment (pdf - 7.6Mb)
Annexure J – Energy Balance study (pdf - 200kb)
Annexure K – Biodiversity assessment (pdf - 7.8Mb)
Annexure L – Stakeholder issues (pdf - 200kb)
Annexure M – Public notices & newspaper reports (pdf - 1Mb)
Annexure N – External reviews (pdf - 400kb)

Notice for Phase 1 SEIA review and Phase 2 scoping (16 January 2008) (pdf - 503kb)
Notice for Phase 1 Scoping report review (15 November 2007) (pdf - 812kb)
Invitation to public meetings (20 August 2007) (jpg - 168kb)

Report cover page (pdf - 370kb)
Scoping Report (pdf - 2.3Mb)
Annexure A - Glossary (pdf - 30kb)
Annexure B - Letter to MET - DEA - SEIA process (pdf - 200kb)
Annexure C - Advert public meeting invitation (pdf - 425kb)
Annexure D - Electronic public notice (pdf - 720kb)
Annexure E - Public Information Document - August 2007 (pdf - 250kb)
Annexure F - List of meetings (pdf - 50kb)
Annexure G - Meeting minutes (pdf - 270kb)
Annexure H - Stakeholder feedback forms (pdf - 380kb)
Annexure I - Register of IAPs (pdf - 140kb)

1. Title page & Executive Summary (p i-xviii) (pdf - 8.6mb)
2. Table of contents (xix-xxxvi) & 1. Introduction and background information (p 1-2) (pdf - 8.8mb)

1. Introduction and background information (p 3-14) (pdf - 7.1mb)
2. The environmental assessment (p 15-22) (pdf - 7.1mb)
3. Methods used to assess and evaluate the magnitude and importance of impacts (p 23-36) (pdf - 9.4mb)
4. Regional setting of the proposed Khan Aquifer recharge scheme (p 37- 42) (pdf - 9.4mb) Continues... (p 43-62) (pdf - 8.2mb) & (p 63-82) (pdf - 9.0mb) & (p 83-94) (pdf - 7.4mb)
5. Evaluation of issues associated with the KARS project (p 95-102) (pdf - 7.4mb) Continues... (p 103-122) (pdf - 8.0mb) & (p 123-134) (pdf - 9.8mb)
6. Summary of impacts, mitigatory actions and further recommendations (p 135-144) (pdf - 9.8mb)
7. Preliminary estimate of monitoring requirements (p-145-149) (pdf - 7.6mb)
8. Sources of information (p 151-162) (pdf - 7.6mb)
9. Responses of comments on the draft EIA report (p 163-173) (pdf - 3.9mb)

Appendix

1. Prediction of the effects of the proposed Khan Aquifer recharge scheme on downstream users
   • Part 1 (pdf - 6.4mb)
   • Part 2 (pdf - 6.8mb)
   • Part 3 (pdf - 6.2mb)
   • Part 4 (pdf - 4.7mb)
2. Irrigation agriculture in the lower Swakop River
   • Part 1 (pdf - 6.6mb)
   • Part 2 (pdf - 5.2mb)
3. Stable isotopes in water of the Rössing mining area and surrounds (pdf - 5.6mb)
4. Report on uranium activities in the Rössing ground water samples (pdf - 2.1mb)
5. The age of sediments in the Swakop River (pdf - 5.2mb)
6. Fluvial and Aeolian coastal sedimentation (pdf - 5.5mb)
7. Technical details of borrow areas (pdf - 1.5mb)

Appendix

1. List of information (pdf - 500kb)
2. Summary of available flood record data (pdf - 1.1mb)
3. Synthetic flood records (pdf - 1.0mb)
4. Probabilistic modelling data (pdf - 6.6mb)
5. Results of analyses (pdf - 3.7mb)

1. Title page & Table of contents (pdf - 5.7mb)
2. Preparation for an environmental impact statement (p 1-2) (pdf - 8.3mb)

1. A pre-mining baseline
   • (p 3-20) (pdf - 8.3mb)
   • (p 21-40) (pdf - 9.3mb)
2. The extent of current mining operations
   • (p 43-60) (pdf - 8.6mb)
   • (p 61-80) (pdf - 9.4mb)
   • (p 81-86) (pdf - 3.2mb)
3. Impacts due to current mining operations
   • (p 87-100) (pdf - 7.6mb)
   • (p 101-120) (pdf - 9.3mb)
   • (p 121-124) (pdf - 9.4mb)
4. Projected future mining operations (p 125-130) (pdf - 9.4mb)
5. Possible impacts likely to arise as a result of future mining operations (p 131 -140) (pdf - 9.4mb)
6. Proposed reclamation and decommissioning plans (p 141- 146) (pdf - 9.9mb)
7. Conclusions (p 147-151) (pdf - 9.9mb)
8. Recommendations (p 152-153) (pdf - 9.9mb)
9. List of references (p154-162) (pdf - 9.9mb)