Decommissioned Submarines in the Russian Northwest:: Assessing and Eliminating Risks

I. Introduction. 1. Current Radioactive Contamination Issues in the Arctic North and Operation and Infrastructure of the Russian Nuclear Fleet; V.N. Lystsov, N.S. Khlopkin. 2. Worldwide Decommissioning of Nuclear Submarines: Plant and Problems; P.L. Ølgaard. II. Spent Nuclear Fuel. 3. The Development of a Comprehensive Understanding of the Handling and Transport of Submarines' Spent Nuclear Fuel Out of Northwestern Russia; V. Abramushkin, et al. 4. The Lepse Project: Result of the European Commission Study for Retrieval of Spent Fuel - TACIS Program; H. de la Bassetière. 5. Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel in the Arctic Far North; A.P. Hoskins, et al. 6. Multi-Purpose Casks for Power Station Fuel: A Flexible, Economical Naval Fuel Management System; N. Mote. III. Low- and Intermediate-Level Liquid and Solid Wastes. 7. Application of IVO International Ltd's `Mobile Nuclide Removal System' (NURES) for Liquid Radioactive Waste Treatment at the Paldiski Naval Training Center, Estonia and at the Repair and Technology Enterprise RTP `Atomflot, ' Murmansk, Russia; J. Johansson, et al. 8. The Development of a Modular Plant for Processing Liquid Radioactive Wastes from the Nuclear Fleet: `Korvet' Project; R.A. Penzin, et al. 9. Low and Medium Radioactive Solid Waste: Concept for the Development of a Waste Treatment Facility; S. Merlin. 10. Catalytic Extraction Process (CEP) Applications to Mixed and Radioactive Wastes and Weapons Components: Potential for Use in Northwestern Russia; M. Landrum, et al. IV. Risk Assessment and Monitoring Techniques.11. Assessment of Radioactive Contamination in the Arctic: Status Report from AMAP; P. Strand. 12. Spent Nuclear Fuel Issues on the Kola Peninsula; K. Gussgard. 13. Time-Risk Methodologies for Examining Remediation Technologies for Waste Contamination Sites; E.A. McBean, et al. V. Summary and Conclusions. 14. Integration of Technical Projects with Larger Political and Economic Contexts; E.J. Kirk. Index.