Decommissioned Submarines in the Russian Northwest:: Assessing and Eliminating Risks

By Elizabeth J. Kirk

I. Introduction. 1. Current Radioactive Contamination Issues in the Arctic North and Operation and Infrastructure of the Russian Nuclear Fleet; V.N. Lystsov, N.S. Khlopkin. 2. Worldwide Decommissioning of Nuclear Submarines: Plant and Problems; P.L. lgaard. II. Spent Nuclear Fuel. 3. The Development of a Comprehensive Understanding of the Handling and Transport of Submarines' Spent Nuclear Fuel Out of Northwestern Russia; V. Abramushkin, et al. 4. The Lepse Project: Result of the European Commission Study for Retrieval of Spent Fuel - TACIS Program; H. de la Basseti?re. 5. Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel in the Arctic Far North; A.P. Hoskins, et al. 6. Multi-Purpose Casks for Power Station Fuel: A Flexible, Economical Naval Fuel Management System; N. Mote. III. Low- and Intermediate-Level Liquid and Solid Wastes. 7. Application of IVO International Ltd's Mobile Nuclide Removal System' (NURES) for Liquid Radioactive Waste Treatment at the Paldiski Naval Training Center, Estonia and at the Repair and Technology Enterprise RTP Atomflot, ' Murmansk, Russia; J. Johansson, et al. 8. The Development of a Modular Plant for Processing Liquid Radioactive Wastes from the Nuclear Fleet: Korvet' Project; R.A. Penzin, et al. 9. Low and Medium Radioactive Solid Waste: Concept for the Development of a Waste Treatment Facility; S. Merlin. 10. Catalytic Extraction Process (CEP) Applications to Mixed and Radioactive Wastes and Weapons Components: Potential for Use in Northwestern Russia; M. Landrum, et al. IV. Risk Assessment and Monitoring Techniques.11. Assessment of Radioactive Contamination in the Arctic: Status Report from AMAP; P. Strand. 12. Spent Nuclear Fuel Issues on the Kola Peninsula; K. Gussgard. 13. Time-Risk Methodologies for Examining Remediation Technologies for Waste Contamination Sites; E.A. McBean, et al. V. Summary and Conclusions. 14. Integration of Technical Projects with Larger Political and Economic Contexts; E.J. Kirk. Index.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792346734
• ISBN13: 9780792346739
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"