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The generalized data from 30 years of observations of the radioecological conditions on the territory of Primorskii Krai, which are determined by the natural sources of ionizing radiation, global fallout, the operation and utilization of nuclear-powered submarines in the Pacific Ocean fleet of Russia, are analyzed. Information is presented about the content and basic characteristics of the behavior of technogenic and natural radionuclides in various environmental objects. It is shown that the decommissioning and utilization of nuclear-powered submarines of the Pacific Ocean fleet do not have an inadmissable radiation effect on the public, the environment in Primorskii Krai, and the Far-East region, including also the accident involving the nuclear power system in the boat in Bukhta Chazhma in 1985.
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Chaikovskaya, É.L., Vysotskii, V.L. & Gichev, D.V. Characteristics of the Formation of the Radiation Situation on Territory of Primorskii Krai. Atomic Energy 91, 757–773 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013336403271
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