Radiation Safety in Handling High-Level Wastes in Gremikha Village
- Authors: Zakharchev A.A.1, Eremenko V.V.2, Polishchuk I.N.2, Varnavin A.P.3, Danilovich A.S.3, Korolev A.V.3, Lemus A.V.3, Lemus D.A.3, Pavlov V.A.3, Potapov V.N.3, Semenov S.G.3, Smirnov S.V.3, Stepennov B.S.3, Sukhoruchkin A.K.3
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Affiliations:
- Rosatom State Corporation
- North-West Radwaste Management Center SevRAO, Branch of RosRAO
- National Research Center Kurchatov Institute
- Issue: Vol 127, No 1 (2019)
- Pages: 64-67
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/1063-4258/article/view/249343
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-019-00586-2
- ID: 249343
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Abstract
As part of the work on eliminating the nuclear legacy temporary storage facilities for high-level solid wastes were opened, radiometric inspection of the wastes was performed, wastes were sorted, control rods of ship reactors were identified in the wastes and removed, and spectrometric determination of the induced activity in each rod was made. Forty-four rods with activity totaling 1.35·1013 Bq were packaged and shipped to a long-term storage site. The activity distribution was determined from samples and will be taken into account in planning subsequent work on the handling of such wastes and picking the most appropriate type of packaging. The work was performed using remote-control machines in compliance with the standards and regulations for the radiation safety of personnel.
About the authors
A. A. Zakharchev
Rosatom State Corporation
Email: sukhoruchkin_ak@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
V. V. Eremenko
North-West Radwaste Management Center SevRAO, Branch of RosRAO
Email: sukhoruchkin_ak@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Murmansk
I. N. Polishchuk
North-West Radwaste Management Center SevRAO, Branch of RosRAO
Email: sukhoruchkin_ak@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Murmansk
A. P. Varnavin
National Research Center Kurchatov Institute
Email: sukhoruchkin_ak@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. S. Danilovich
National Research Center Kurchatov Institute
Email: sukhoruchkin_ak@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. V. Korolev
National Research Center Kurchatov Institute
Email: sukhoruchkin_ak@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. V. Lemus
National Research Center Kurchatov Institute
Email: sukhoruchkin_ak@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
D. A. Lemus
National Research Center Kurchatov Institute
Email: sukhoruchkin_ak@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
V. A. Pavlov
National Research Center Kurchatov Institute
Email: sukhoruchkin_ak@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
V. N. Potapov
National Research Center Kurchatov Institute
Email: sukhoruchkin_ak@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
S. G. Semenov
National Research Center Kurchatov Institute
Email: sukhoruchkin_ak@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
S. V. Smirnov
National Research Center Kurchatov Institute
Email: sukhoruchkin_ak@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
B. S. Stepennov
National Research Center Kurchatov Institute
Email: sukhoruchkin_ak@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. K. Sukhoruchkin
National Research Center Kurchatov Institute
Author for correspondence.
Email: sukhoruchkin_ak@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
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