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Release of man-made radionuclides into seawater from dumped and sunken nuclear- and radiation-hazardous objects

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The methodology and results of a weighted average evaluation of the release of man-made radio-nuclides into seawater out of nuclear- and radiation-hazardous objects located on the sea bottom over a long period of time (from dumping/sinking to complete destruction of their structural elements) are presented in the paper. The expected radio-ecological implications of environmental contamination are estimated for the main stages of destruction.

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  1. Nuclear Safety Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bol. Tul’skaya ul. 52, Moscow, 115191, Russia

    V. L. Vysotsky, V. A. Sotnikov & V. N. Khokhlov

  2. Kurchatov Institute National Research Center, pl. Akademika Kurchatova 1, Moscow, 123098, Russia

    Yu. V. Sivintsev

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Original Russian Text © V.L. Vysotsky, Yu.V. Sivintsev, V.A. Sotnikov, V.N. Khokhlov, 2014, published in Izvestiya RAN. Energetika.

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Vysotsky, V.L., Sivintsev, Y.V., Sotnikov, V.A. et al. Release of man-made radionuclides into seawater from dumped and sunken nuclear- and radiation-hazardous objects. Therm. Eng. 61, 931–945 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040601514130102

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