Contamination of the Northern Oceans from Releases of Radioactivity from the Former Soviet Union

During the Cold War the handling of Soviet military nuclear wastes was a classified topic--kept secret to hide the status and readiness of Soviet military forces. Following the end of the Cold War information about the handling of nuclear wastes by agencies of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) became av...

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Main Author: Gomez, Leo S.
Language:unknown
Published: 2008
Subjects:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES
AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ARCTIC OCEAN
CONTAMINATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RISK ASSESSMENT
RIVERS
MARINE DISPOSAL
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
ARMENIA
AZERBAIJAN
BELARUS
ESTONIA
KAZAKHSTAN
KYRGYZSTAN
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
MOLDOVA
REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TAJIKISTAN
TURKMENISTAN
UKRAINE
UZBEKISTAN
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7229
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7229
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Summary:During the Cold War the handling of Soviet military nuclear wastes was a classified topic--kept secret to hide the status and readiness of Soviet military forces. Following the end of the Cold War information about the handling of nuclear wastes by agencies of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) became available. The US Government response to the disclosure of disposal of radioactive wastes into the Arctic Ocean and into rivers that drain into the Arctic Ocean was the finding of the Arctic Nuclear Waste Assessment Program (ANWAP) in the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Projects were aided by ANWAP to study the behavior, transport, and fate of radionuclides in the Arctic Ocean. One of the research teams, the Risk Assessment Integration Group (RAIG) assessed the potential risks to humans and to the environment, particularly in the US Alaskan Arctic.

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