Dismantling Russia's Northern Fleet Nuclear Submarines: Environmental and Proliferation Risks
This thesis examines the 1986 Chernobyl accident and its consequences as the basis for an analysis of the possible dimensions of the nuclear catastrophes that could occur during the dismantlement process of Russia's Northern Fleet nuclear submarines. It assesses the potential demographic, ecolo...
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ftdtic:ADA378654 2023-05-15T17:05:00+02:00 Dismantling Russia's Northern Fleet Nuclear Submarines: Environmental and Proliferation Risks Snell, Benjamin A. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA 2000-06 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA378654 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA378654 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA378654 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Fission Reactor Physics Submarine Engineering *NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINES *REACTOR ACCIDENTS *RISK ANALYSIS THESES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS RUSSIA LOGISTICS PLANNING TERRORISM NUCLEAR EXPLOSION DAMAGE *DISMANTLEMENT CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT KOLA PENINSULA Text 2000 ftdtic 2016-02-20T05:22:46Z This thesis examines the 1986 Chernobyl accident and its consequences as the basis for an analysis of the possible dimensions of the nuclear catastrophes that could occur during the dismantlement process of Russia's Northern Fleet nuclear submarines. It assesses the potential demographic, ecological, and economic consequences of a nuclear accident. Given the systemic problems at Russian nuclear facilities, the risks of a catastrophic event in the poorly maintained and operated submarine yards housing over 100 operating nuclear reactors are significant. A major nuclear accident at these facilities could cause damage to the environment of global proportions. This thesis considers the potential environmental impact of a nuclear accident during the nuclear submarine dismantlement process and discusses the environmental damage that has already occurred as a result of Soviet and Russian practices. This thesis also evaluates the risk of diversion of nuclear materials to proliferators or terrorists. Lastly, this thesis examines how the United States, the European Union, and perhaps others could assist Russia in reducing the environmental and proliferation risks in this dismantlement process. Text kola peninsula Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Kola Peninsula |
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Fission Reactor Physics Submarine Engineering *NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINES *REACTOR ACCIDENTS *RISK ANALYSIS THESES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS RUSSIA LOGISTICS PLANNING TERRORISM NUCLEAR EXPLOSION DAMAGE *DISMANTLEMENT CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT KOLA PENINSULA |
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Fission Reactor Physics Submarine Engineering *NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINES *REACTOR ACCIDENTS *RISK ANALYSIS THESES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS RUSSIA LOGISTICS PLANNING TERRORISM NUCLEAR EXPLOSION DAMAGE *DISMANTLEMENT CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT KOLA PENINSULA Snell, Benjamin A. Dismantling Russia's Northern Fleet Nuclear Submarines: Environmental and Proliferation Risks |
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This thesis examines the 1986 Chernobyl accident and its consequences as the basis for an analysis of the possible dimensions of the nuclear catastrophes that could occur during the dismantlement process of Russia's Northern Fleet nuclear submarines. It assesses the potential demographic, ecological, and economic consequences of a nuclear accident. Given the systemic problems at Russian nuclear facilities, the risks of a catastrophic event in the poorly maintained and operated submarine yards housing over 100 operating nuclear reactors are significant. A major nuclear accident at these facilities could cause damage to the environment of global proportions. This thesis considers the potential environmental impact of a nuclear accident during the nuclear submarine dismantlement process and discusses the environmental damage that has already occurred as a result of Soviet and Russian practices. This thesis also evaluates the risk of diversion of nuclear materials to proliferators or terrorists. Lastly, this thesis examines how the United States, the European Union, and perhaps others could assist Russia in reducing the environmental and proliferation risks in this dismantlement process. |
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