Title: The assessment of the environmental and public impact of the on-shore storage facility for dispositioned N/SM reactor compartments in the North-West region of Russia

Authors: Yu.M. Simanovski, E.I. Dzendzyura, V.V. Iroshnikov, A.I. Tokarenko, E.B. Smirnov

Addresses: Federal State Unitary Enterprise 'Lead Institute' All-Russia Design and Scientific Research Institute for Complex Power Technology (LI 'VNIPIET') 197183, St.Petersburg, 82 Savushkin st., Russia. ' Federal State Unitary Enterprise 'Lead Institute' All-Russia Design and Scientific Research Institute for Complex Power Technology (LI 'VNIPIET') 197183, St.Petersburg, 82 Savushkin st., Russia. ' Federal State Unitary Enterprise 'Lead Institute' All-Russia Design and Scientific Research Institute for Complex Power Technology (LI 'VNIPIET') 197183, St.Petersburg, 82 Savushkin st., Russia. ' Federal State Unitary Enterprise 'Lead Institute' All-Russia Design and Scientific Research Institute for Complex Power Technology (LI 'VNIPIET') 197183, St.Petersburg, 82 Savushkin st., Russia. ' Federal State Unitary Enterprise, Central Scientific Research Institute for Shipbuilding Technology (TsNII TS), 198095, St.Petersburg, 7 Promyshlennaya st., Russia

Abstract: This paper deals with the environmental and public impact of radiation factors of the land-based storage facility being designed for dispositioned N/SM reactor compartments in the Russian North-West region. The capacity is sized to accommodate reactor compartments of all the Russian North Navy N/SM after their disposition. Based on the study results, it can be concluded that the creation of this facility will not lead to worsening the radiation situation for the environment and public in this region over permissible limits, both in normal operating conditions and emergency situations.

Keywords: nuclear submarines; disposition; reactor compartments; on-shore storage facilities; radiation safety; nuclear safety; environmental impact; nuclear waste storage; radioactive waste storage; public impact; nuclear energy; nuclear power; nuclear safety; radiation safety; nuclear submarine decommissioning.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNEST.2006.010653

International Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Technology, 2006 Vol.2 No.1/2, pp.111 - 126

Published online: 10 Aug 2006 *

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