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A 2019 Norwegian research cruise to the sunken nuclear submarine Komsomolets has confirmed that radioactive releases from the reactor are still occurring. These releases have had little impact on the surrounding marine environment. The research cruise detected specific uranium and plutonium isotopes which suggest that the nuclear fuel assemblies have been damaged and that the nuclear fuel is in direct contact with seawater and deteriorating. Further work should be carried out to understand any corrosion processes and their implications.

Results from the 2019 Norwegian research cruise

This report analyses the current nuclear and radiation threats to safety and security in Ukraine from a regulatory perspective and identifies main challenges, threats and gaps in the Ukrainian regulatory framework within the responsibility of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine.

Vurdering av potensielle miljøkonsekvenser av en ulykke under skipstransport av brukt atombrensel fra Andrejevbukta til FSUE ATOMFLOT.

Rapporten er opprinneleg skrive på russisk av ekspertar ved Kurtsjatov-instituttet. Den inneheld ei konsekvensutgreiing som er utført av russiske myndigheiter på førespurnad frå DSA for å studere moglege konsekvensar av handtering av brukt atombrensel som finnast i tørrlagringstank 3A i Andrejev-bukta. Arbeidet er ein del av samarbeidet mellom Noreg og Russland under atomhandlingsplanen.

DSAs bilateral cooperation is financed through the Norwegian Governments Nuclear Action Plan, with allocation of funds from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. DSA has supported the completion of updated regulatory threat assessments in the field of radiation and nuclear safety and security by the regulatory bodies of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. A new “Roadmap” for future regulatory cooperation has been established for each country.

DSA has extended its cooperation with regulatory bodies from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan as a Foreign Collaborator through the International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC) led project in Central Asia (CA) (2019-2021) to support the regulatory bodies in developing the regulations related to remediation.

This report was written as a part of the bilateral collaboration between the regulatory authorities in Central Asian countries and Norway. The report includes a regulatory threat assessment (RTA2) in the field of nuclear and radiation safety and covers a comprehensive revision of the regulations: organization and general principles of the regulatory body, radioactive waste management, transport of radioactive materials, emergency preparedness and response and safety of nuclear installations.

The report has considered potential accidents related to the Russian nuclear submarines K-27 and K-159. The radiological assessment is based on a wide set of radionuclides.

DSA opprettet et bilateralt samarbeidsprogram med det ukrainske State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) i 2014. Samarbeidet er finansiert av det norske utenriksdepartementet under den norske atomhandlingsplanen. Denne rapporten beskriver resultatene som følge av gjennomføringen av prosjekter satt opp under at samarbeidsavtalen i perioden 2014–2020.