Evaluation of Radionuclide Emission into the Environment in the Case of the Accident on the Sunken Nuclear Submarine B-159

A. A. Sarkisov; S. V. Antipov; V. P. Bilashenko; V. L. Vysotskii; M. N. Kobrinskii; V. A. Sotnikov; P. A. Shvedov; A. Yu. Kazennov; O. E. Kiknadze; A. V. Korolev

doi:10.1007/s10512-016-0060-8

Evaluation of Radionuclide Emission into the Environment in the Case of the Accident on the Sunken Nuclear Submarine B-159

Authors: Sarkisov A.A.¹, Antipov S.V.¹, Bilashenko V.P.¹, Vysotskii V.L.¹, Kobrinskii M.N.¹, Sotnikov V.A.¹, Shvedov P.A.¹, Kazennov A.Y.², Kiknadze O.E.², Korolev A.V.²
Affiliations:
1. Institute of Problems in the Safe Development of Nuclear Energy, Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAN)
2. National Research Center Kurchatov Institute
Issue: Vol 119, No 4 (2016)
Pages: 275-284
Section: Article
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1063-4258/article/view/247947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-016-0060-8
ID: 247947

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Variants of a hypothetical accident that includes the occurrence of a spontaneous chain reaction are examined. The pathways and intensity of radionuclide emission from a nuclear submarine into seawater are determined. The ¹³⁷Cs accumulation at the time of sinking is determined more accurately. The average and maximum ¹³⁷Cs emission for use in predicting the contamination of the marine environment in application to the object under study are determined.