Nuclear risk in central Asia: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Radiological Risks in Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 20-22 June 2006

As a legacy of the cold war and the nuclear weapon programme in the former USSR, thousands of km2 in the Central Asia countries are contaminated; (5) Largeamounts of scale from the oil and gas industries contain sufficient amounts of TENORM; (6) Nuclear reactors, to be decommissioned or still in operation; (7) Storage of spent nuclear fuel and other radioactive wastes. The NATO Environmental Security Panel has recognized key hazards of concern: Natural Hazards, Human Induced Environmental Hazards, and the Degradation of the World's Natural Resource Base. Thus, nuclear and radiological risks are well within the scope of NATO ESP. Nuclear and radiological risks and potential transboundary contamination represent an international challenge, and are highly relevant for Central Asia. Therefore, the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW): ‘Nuclear Risks in Central Asia’ was organized as a top-down initiative, and the papers from this ARW are compiled in this book. Insights into uranium production sites and nuclear explosion testing sites in Former Soviet Union countries Unique information on contamination of NORM and other radionuclides in Central Asia and Caucasus areas Highlighting the need of radiation protection in areas contaminated by uranium exploitation in Central Asia and Caucasus area INDICE: From the contents National Nuclear Centre solving Radiation SafetyProblems in Kazakhstan.- Radioactive Particles Released from Different Nuclear Sources – With focus on Nuclear Weapons Tests.- Phenomenology of UndergroundNuclear Explosions in Rock Salt.- Radiation and Hydro-Chemical Investigation and Monitoring of Transboundary Rivers of Kazakhstan.- Tritium in Streams, Well Waters and Atomic Lakes at the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site: Present Status and Future Perspectives.- Safe Management of Residues from Former Uranium Mining and Milling Activities in Central Asian Iaea Regional Technical Cooperation Project.-Rehabilitation of Uranium Mines in Northern Tajikistan.- A Rational Approach to Bridging the Nuclear Technology Usage and Nuclear Education Gap.- Strontium-90 Contamination within the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site: Results of Semirad1 and Semirad2 Projects – Contamination Levels and Projected Doses to Local Populations.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-8315-0
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 232
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés