Possible criticality of marine reactors dumped in the Kara Sea
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OSTI ID:610741
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 Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 610741
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-125452; CONF-9706194-; ON: DE98051070; TRN: 98:005470
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 3. international conference on environmental radioactivity in the Arctic, Tromso (Norway), 1-5 Jun 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1 May 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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