Citation

Batorshin GS, Mokrov YG. J. Radiol. Prot. 2018; 38(1): R1-R12.

Affiliation

Federal State Unitary Enterprise, Proizvodstvennoe ob'edinenie Majak, Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk, RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Institute of Physics Publishing)

DOI

10.1088/1361-6498/aa9cf9

PMID

29176073

Abstract

The experience accumulated while dealing with the aftermath of a major nuclear accident (the "Kyshtym Accident") in 1957 at the Mayak complex in the Southern Urals of Russia is summarised. Information is presented on the causes of the accident, on the radiation environment and radioactive contamination of the affected territory in the critical period, and on the system of emergency management and decision-making adopted when dealing with the accident and its aftermath. The technical and organizational approaches applied and methods used are described, as well as remediation results and the current situation 60 years after the accident. It is demonstrated that the implementation of fairly simple and self-evident organizational and technical solutions gave good results, and that appropriate timely and task-oriented measures were applied. Safety relevant conclusions and recommendations are presented.

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Language: en

Keywords

LIQUID HIGH-LEVEL WASTE; RADIATION ACCIDENT CLEANUP MANAGEMENT; RADIATION REMEDIATION OF THE TERRITORY