Environmental Protection Against Radioactive Pollution

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Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 16 - 19 September 2002

The reports presented here discuss: General estimation of the radioactive contamination of the territories and radiation hazardous objects, including former military test sites, areas influenced due to Chernobyl and Mayak accidents, and territories of oil fields; Techniques and procedures of radioecological monitoring; Techniques of determining radionuclide concentrations and species in the environment. The cross-border transport of radionuclides between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan by the waterways of Central Asia is discussed and a number of cases are described where the redistribution and accumulation of the natural radionuclides resulted in dangerous radioecological situations. This book also provides a strong foundation on which to build further multilateral programmes that can enhance understanding and cooperation in addressing the issues surrounding the sites where nuclear weapons were once tested.

Contents

Preface; N. Birsen, K.K. Kadyrzhanov.
Acknowledgements; N. Birsen, K.K. Kadyrzhanov.

Overviews and Perspectives.
Radioecological concepts and their application for the assessment of the present internal dose for people living on the STS; G. Voigt.
Radioactivity in Kazakhstan: events and consequences; K.K. Kadyrzhanov, S.N. Lukashenko.
Radioactivity monitoring of the Turkish Black Sea Coast as a part of the IAEA model project "Marine environmental assessment of the Black Sea region".
Nuclear techniques for the environmental management of water resources in Turkey; B. Gul Goktepe, et al.
Environmental impact of nuclear industry and power generation in the Russian Federation: assessment of contribution to general ecological damage; V.A. Vetrov.
Radio-ecological situation in river basins of Central Asia, Syrdarya and Amudarya according to the results of the project "NAVRUZ"; D.S. Barber, et al.
Lessons of elimination of Chernobyl accident consequences in the agriculture of Ukraine; N.M. Lazarev.
Problems of radioecology in Azerbaijan; Ch.S. Aliyev.
Ecological risk in territory uranium tailing of Kyrgyzstan; I.A. Torgoev, Yu.G. Aleshyn.
Distribution of radioactivity on landscapes of Absheron Peninsula; S.K. Aliyeva.
On the assessment of the environmental effect of the BN-350 reactor facility over operating period; P.I. Nazarenko, et al.
Mechanisms of formation of radionuclide contamination at the oilfields of Azerbaijan; T.A. Zolotovitskaya.
Influence of the LIRA facilities on the radiation conditions of the adjacent territories: results of the four-year monitoring; T.I. Ageeva, et al.
Effects of Chernobyl accident on Turkey; E. Ozyar.
Prognosis of directions of technogene radionuclides spacious migration at the territory of Semipalatinsk Test Site and beyond (short communication); R.Yu. Magasheva, G.N. Yakunin.
Radionuclide contamination of Karaganda oblast territory within the Semipalatinsk Test Site (short communication); M.A . Akhmetov, et al.
The concentration of radionuclides in several foods (short communication); B.S. Osmanov, et al.
Radionuclides in underground waters of the Karazhyra coal deposit (Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site) (short communication); M.S. Panin, H.N.
Artamonova. Radionuclides in the environment of the Chatkal National Park (short communication); Kh. Darvishkhodjaev, et al.
On the possibility of transfer and redistribution of radionuclides by locusts in Kazakhstan (short communication); O.A. Alipbekov.
Inventarization of plutonium and americium in neighborhoods of the "Opytnoe Pole", Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site; S. Khajekber, et al.
Evaluation of the environmental and health consequences of depleted uranium armor use in Yugoslavia; V. Vetrov, O. Pavlovskij.
Behaviour of 210Po through the seawater column (short communication); E. Gungor, N. Gungor.
Radiochemical problems of underground nuclear explosions kv rock-salt (short communication); Yu.V. Dubasov.
Biogeochemistry of uranium and selenium - regional problem of ecology (short communication); B.M. Djenbaev, V.V . Ermakov.
Use of 152Eu as a tracer for identifying fallout in the Altai region from nuclear explosions at the Semipalatinsk Test Site: would it work at present? V. Vetrov.

Analytical Methods for Radioecology.
Radiochemical determination of long-lived radionuclides in environmental samples; N. Vajda, et al.
Radiochemical procedures for speciation of actinides in the environment. Methodology and data obtained in contaminated regions of Russia by radionuclides; A.P. Novikov, B.F. Myasoedov.
Evaluation of determined uranium concentrations of natural waters in Manisa-Demirci region using laser fluorimetric uranium analyser; M. Yavuz, et al.
Neutron activation analysis of large sample of environmental and biological origin; R. Gwozdz, et al.
Use of accelerated beams for radioecological researches and combating the illicit trafficking of nuclear materials; A. Arzumanov, et al.
Measurement of uranium-226 in ground and drinking water by EHE electrodeposition technique; M. Aslani, et al.

Dosimetry.
The results of cytogenetic studies of Semipalatinsk region inhabitants: retrospective analysis (short communication); E.G. Gubitskaya, et al.
Experimental study of EPR in q-band capabilities for tooth enamel dosimetry on intact dens; S. Pivovarov, et al.
Dose assessment around Yenikoy coal-fired power plant due to measured gross alpha radioactivity levels in flying ash of the plant; T. Buke.
Biological dosimetry and applications in Turkey; D. Dalci, et al.
Methodology for establishment of the radiation control system at the Karachaganak Oil Gas-condensate Field; S.V. Reznikov, et al.
Environmental radioactivity and ongoing surveillance programme in Turkey; I. Uslu.
Radioactivity in Agriculture. Drip irrigation and fertigation of potato under light-textured soils of Cappadocia region; M.B. Halitligil, et al.
Nitrogen and water regime effects on corn yields determined by N-15 methodology; M.B. Halitligil, A. Akin.
Mosses and lichens as indicators of radioactivity deposition around coal fired power plant in the region of Yatagan, Turkey (short communication); A. Ugur, et al.
Radiation pollution impact on development of vegetation of Semipalatinsk Test Sites (short communication); R.P. Plisak, et al.

List of Authors.