Abstract
The paper provides a short historical overview of creation, usage and current radiation and hydrologic status of the Techa reservoir cascade. The analysis is given of the reservoir water balance, main water flows and sources of radionuclide filtration inflow from the TRC into the open hydrographic system of the Techa river.
It is demonstrated that the main problem of the TRC usage is related to the general tendency of water level growth in the reservoirs, which results in the increase of radionuclide inflow into the Techa river with filtration drains and forms additional hydrostatic load on the dam of the end cascade reservoir R-11.
Different options increasing safety of the TRC use currently implemented and planned for the future are analyzed.
Keywords
- Techa reservoir cascade
- radioactive contamination
- Muslyumovo settlement
- TRC
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Abbreviations
- LRW:
-
liquid radioactive waste
- TRC:
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Techa reservoir cascade
- LBC:
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left-bank canal
- RBC:
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right-bank canal
- LLW:
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low-level waste
- (ΣPu):
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sum of plutonium isotopes
- HES:
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hydraulic engineering structures
- SRW:
-
solid radioactive waste
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Mokrov, Y.G., Glagolenko, Y.V., Drozhko, E.G., Rovny, S.I. (2008). The Techa Reservoir Cascade: Safety and Regulation Problems. In: Sneve, M.K., Kiselev, M.F. (eds) Challenges in Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulation of the Nuclear Legacy. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8634-2_17
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