THE RADIATION SITUATION IN THE AREA OF THE METEORIT-5 PEACEFUL NUCLEAR EXPLOSION

Pursuant to relevant provision of the Federal Law No. 190-FZ On Radioactive Waste Management and Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation of July 11, 2011, radioactive waste generated due to the peaceful uses of nuclear charges has been attributed to the non-retrievable radioactive waste (RW) category. Accordingly, relevant RW subsoil areas are currently considered as facilities holding non-retrievable RW with periodic radiation monitoring that should be performed and certain measures provided to ensure the long-term safety of the population. The article presents the results of a radiation survey performed in 2019 for the site with non-retrievable RW inventory generated from the Meteorite-5 peaceful nuclear explosion.

 

Keywords: radioactive waste, peaceful nuclear explosion, non-retrievable radioactive waste, radiation inspection, critical group, technogenic radionuclides, buffer zone, specific activity, surface contamination.