FIRST RESULTS OF ECOLOGICAL REHABILITATION OF A TEMPORARY STORAGE SITE FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL AND RADIOACTIVE WASTES IN GUBA CHERVYANAYA

摘要

One of the most important problems arising in the comprehensive salvaging of nuclear submarines and the ecological rehabilitation of previous shore-based technical bases is the handling of the spent nuclear fuel. For the temporary storage site in Gremikha this is the preparation and removal of about 800 fuel assemblies and eight spent parts removed from Alpha class boats. The unsatisfactory state of the infrastructure and the sanitary-hygienic support on the object made it impossible remove the spent fuel immediately. Several years of work were needed to remove at the end of 2008, following the standard scheme, the first batch of 294 fuel assemblies for reprocessing at the Industrial Association Mayak. This was accomplished with the active and financial support of the French Atomic Energy Commission, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the European Commission (TACIS).