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

Conference · Fri Jun 04 04:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:7229

Gomez, Leo S ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories

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.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (US); Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 7229
• Report Number(s): SAND98-1920C
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ARCTIC OCEAN
ARMENIA
AZERBAIJAN
BELARUS
CONTAMINATION
ESTONIA
KAZAKHSTAN
KYRGYZSTAN
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
MARINE DISPOSAL
MOLDOVA
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA
RISK ASSESSMENT
RIVERS
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TAJIKISTAN
TURKMENISTAN
UKRAINE
UZBEKISTAN