Possible Criticality of Marine Reactors Dumped in the Kara Sea
Conference
·
OSTI ID:610741
- Royal Naval College, London (United Kingdom)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
The largest inventory of radioactive materials dumped in the Kara Sea by the former Soviet Union comes from the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) of seven marine reactors. Using corrosion models derived for the International Arctic Seas Assessment Project (IASAP), the possibility of some of the SNF achieving criticality through structural and material changes has been investigated. Although remote, the possibility cannot at this stage be ruled out.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 610741
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC--125452; CONF-9706194--; ON: DE98051070
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Use of {sup 59}Ni, {sup 99}Tc, and {sup 236}U to monitor the release of radionuclides from objects containing spent nuclear fuel dumped in the Kara Sea
Leaching of radionuclides from furfural-based polymers used to solidify reactor compartments and components disposed of in the Arctic Kara Sea
Estimated inventory of radionuclides in Former Soviet Union Naval Reactors dumped in the Kara Sea and their associated health risk
Conference
·
Tue Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1998
·
OSTI ID:292702
Leaching of radionuclides from furfural-based polymers used to solidify reactor compartments and components disposed of in the Arctic Kara Sea
Conference
·
Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999
·
OSTI ID:757140
Estimated inventory of radionuclides in Former Soviet Union Naval Reactors dumped in the Kara Sea and their associated health risk
Conference
·
Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993
·
OSTI ID:10189184
Related Subjects
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ARCTIC OCEAN
CRITICALITY
International Arctic Seas Assessment Project (IASAP)
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REACTORS
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SUBMARINES
Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF)
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ARCTIC OCEAN
CRITICALITY
International Arctic Seas Assessment Project (IASAP)
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REACTORS
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SUBMARINES
Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF)