The characteristics of storage sites of radioactive products of decontamination arranged at the territory of the Republic of Belarus
In carrying out the works on elimination of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP between 1986 and 1987, the interim storages for the products of decontamination have been arranged at the territory of the Gomel Region of the Republic of Belarus. On the basis of the State program on elimination of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP, the works on defining more exactly the radioactive waste storage sites, their stock-taking and registration have been conducted. 69 storage sites have been investigated. Their areas, the bulk of disposal {sup 137}CS, {sup 90}Sr, {sup 239,240}Pu specific activities, the level of the ground water have been determined. It has been found out, that {sup 137}CS inventory is 1.9{times}10{sup 12} Bq, {sup 90}Sr--1.9{times}10{sup 11} Bq, {sup 239,240}Pu--3.4{times}10{sup 9} Bq. The majority of the storage sites are potentially dangerous for the environment owing to possible ingress of radionuclides into the surface and ground waters. The system of radiation control and supervision, including the network of 47 hydrogeological holes has been created to study the processes of migration of radionuclides from the storage sites into the ground water. During this period of time, maximum specific activities of {sup 137}Cs and {sup 90}Sr in the ground water have accounted for 270 Bq/m{sup 3} and 40 Bq/m{sup 3}, correspondingly.
- OSTI ID:
- 225515
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950917--; ISBN 0-7918-1219-7
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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