On-site gamma dose rates at the Andreeva Bay shore technical base, northwest Russia

Reistad, O.; Dowdall, M.; Standring, William J.F.; Selnæs, Øyvind G.; Hustveit, Styrkaar; Steinhusen, F.; Sörlie, Anita A.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.12.003

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“…The facilities and activities conducted at the Andreeva Bay shore technical base (STB) are described by Reistad et al (2008). Over 40 years of operations have resulted in radioactive contamination of the soils at the site.…”

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“…This contamination has arisen primarily as a result of activities and incidents associated with the former spent nuclear fuel (SNF) storage facility at Building 5 and the solid radioactive waste (SRW) and liquid radioactive waste (LRW) facilities at Buildings 6, 7 and associated storage areas ( Fig. 1; Reistad et al, 2008). Soil contamination at the site is mainly due to events which lead to a leakage of radioactivity from SNF cooling ponds in Building 5 in 1982 and subsequent leakage as a result of that accident.…”

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“…Crosses denote soil sampling locations. The reader is also referred to Reistad et al (2008) for more comprehensive information about the Andreeva STB site. about the most contaminated areas that could affect the environment around the site.…”

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On-site radioactive soil contamination at the Andreeva Bay shore technical base, Northwest Russia

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“…The territory of the temporary storage site for radwastes in Guba Andreeva, which is now in the reconstruction stage, was contaminated as a result of the leakage of liquid radwastes and spills of solid radwastes as a result of impairment of the seal tightness of the packaging [1][2][3]. In this connection, the surrounding space and sea area were contaminated as a result of the transport of dust and fresh-water runoff.…”

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“…Radioecological state of the soil cover and marine environment. The operation of the temporary storage site in Guba Andreeva for more than 40 years has led to fragmentary contamination of the soil cover and deeper layers of soil as a consequence of spills and leakage during handling of solid and liquid wastes [2,3]. Therefore, for the surrounding territory it can be regarded as a source of contamination risk due to radionuclides.…”

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Radioecological State of Marine and Land Environments in the Region of Guba Andreeva

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Il'in, I. S. Usyagina, UDC 632.15(470.21+268.45) and N. E. Kasatkina The effect of a radiologically hazardous object -a temporary storage site for radioactive wastes in Guba Andreeva -on the radioecological state of its ambient environment is analyzed. Data on the concentration of 137 Cs and 90 Sr in the components of the land and marine ecosystems of the region are presented. It is shown that the radiation background and concentration of the technogenic radionuclides in the components of the environment are low and correspond to the background values characteristic for the Kola Peninsula and the coastal sea area. The effect of the waste storage site on the state of the ambient environment is very small and localized on sections adjoining the perimeter of the sanitary-protection zone.The radioecological state of Guba Andreeva, Guba Malaya Andreeva, and Guba Zapadnaya Litsa as well as the surrounding coastal territory is of interest for studying ecosystems with a prolonged source of contamination by technogenic radionuclides. The territory of the temporary storage site for radwastes in Guba Andreeva, which is now in the reconstruction stage, was contaminated as a result of the leakage of liquid radwastes and spills of solid radwastes as a result of impairment of the seal tightness of the packaging [1][2][3]. In this connection, the surrounding space and sea area were contaminated as a result of the transport of dust and fresh-water runoff.The aim of the investigation, performed in May 2012 jointly with the Federal Center of Nuclear and Radiation Safety and the SevRAO enterprise, was to analyze the effect of a radiation hazardous object on the radioecological state of the surrounding territory, water area, and terrestrial and marine biota.Natural Conditions of the Territory and Water Area of the Region of the Investigations. The temporary waste storage site occupies the territory of the cape, protruding into the water area of Giba Zapadnaya Lisitsa and forming a bukhta -Guba Andreeva -that is convenient for navigation. It lies on a coastal slope with a hilly relief and separate rocky elevations. The slopes of the cape have a steep slant toward the sea with steep sections. The rock base is comprised of ancient igneous rocks of the Precambrian shield and is covered by a moraine consisting of gravelly sandy loam and pebbly soils with sandy-loam and sandy fill. The thickness of moraines is 3.8-6.5 m. Marine sedimentary rocks, represented by sands, sandy loams, loams and clays, lying on deposits of the moraine, are observed in the coastal area. Marine deposits are developed in the northern part of the cape, forming Guba Andreeva and the territory of the temporary waste storage site. In other parts of the territory, they are encountered in fragments in the coastal zone and depressions in the relief between the water divides. The deluvial deposits are represented by large fragmentary hard-rock material and are developed on slopes [4].The surrounding landscape is subarctic tundra with fragments of forest tundra. The soil l...

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Radioecological Studies in the Murmansk Littoral of the Barents Sea as Part of Environmental Monitoring in Radwaste Management

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Usyagina

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On-site gamma dose rates at the Andreeva Bay shore technical base, northwest Russia

Cited by 9 publications

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On-site radioactive soil contamination at the Andreeva Bay shore technical base, Northwest Russia

On-site radioactive soil contamination at the Andreeva Bay shore technical base, Northwest Russia

Radioecological State of Marine and Land Environments in the Region of Guba Andreeva

Radioecological Studies in the Murmansk Littoral of the Barents Sea as Part of Environmental Monitoring in Radwaste Management

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