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Consequences of the incident at Novovoronezh NPP in 1985

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2009

J. Barescut ,
O. Kochetkov ,
B. Serebryakov ,
M. Semenova ,
E. Ivanov  and
A. Shchukin
O. Kochetkov
Affiliation:
Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Centre Federal Medical Biological Agency, 123182, Zhivopisnaya 46 Moscow, Russia
B. Serebryakov
Affiliation:
Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Centre Federal Medical Biological Agency, 123182, Zhivopisnaya 46 Moscow, Russia
M. Semenova
Affiliation:
Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Centre Federal Medical Biological Agency, 123182, Zhivopisnaya 46 Moscow, Russia
E. Ivanov
Affiliation:
All-Russian Scientific Research Institute for Nuclear Power Plant Operation, 109507, Ferganskaya 25, Moscow, Russia
A. Shchukin
Affiliation:
Novovoronezh NPP, 396072 Novovoronezh, Voronezh Region, Russia
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Abstract

In 1985, at Novovoronezh NPP (NVNPP), the leakage occurred of liquid radioactive waste (LRW) from the storage facility No. 2 (SLW-2) into the soil. According to the fulfilled assessments, the total volume of LRW penetrated into the soil was about 480 m3, the total activity of 60Co was 76 TBq (2050 Ci) and of 137Cs – 15 TBq (390 Ci). The total activity of other radionuclides was less than 0,037 TBq (1 Ci). The salt contents in LRW were 120–150 g/l. Thus, 60Co was the main contaminant of the environment.

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Research Article
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Radioprotection , Volume 44 , Issue 5: ECORAD 2008 - Radioecology and Environmental Radioactivity , 2009 , pp. 515 - 517
Copyright
© EDP Sciences, 2009

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