The Dismantling of Nuclear Submarines in North-West Russia An Overview of two projects and the end products
- RWE NUKEM, Winfrith Technology Centre, Dorchester, Dorset. DT2 8DH (United Kingdom)
- Keel Marine, Market Street, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1HA (United Kingdom)
This paper explains the background to the projects, and the setting up of the contracts to dismantle two Oscar-I submarines and one Victor-III submarine. As a pre -cursor to the dismantling, Russian documentation covering environmental, safety, operational and technical issues had to be prepared and submitted to the Russian regulatory bodies for approval, including a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the projects. In addition to the dismantling projects, funds were also made available for shipyard infrastructure improvement projects necessary to ensure the safe and efficient completion of the projects. The paper describes these aspects as well as the submarines themselves and gives an overview of the dismantling process. It also describes the nature of the wastes produced, including handling and processing together with the safety and environmental issues. Project Management and monitoring contracted to RWE NUKEM by the U.K. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is described emphasizing the importance of strong working relationships between British and Russian teams. Finally the paper discusses the 'end products' of the Oscar-I and Victor-III dismantling and how the projects have provided a useful, high-profile platform on which to demonstrate the success of the DTI and their contractors in helping the U.K. meet its commitments under the Global Partnership Initiative. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 13023, Tucson, AZ, 85732-3023 (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 21210761
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US-09-WM-06549; TRN: US09V1189081223
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Waste Management 2006 Symposium - WM'06 - Global Accomplishments in Environmental and Radioactive Waste Management: Education and Opportunity for the Next Generation of Waste Management Professionals, Tucson, AZ (United States), 26 Feb - 2 Mar 2006; Other Information: Country of input: France
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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