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Rumynin VG, Vladimirov KV, Nikulenkov AM, Rozov KB, Erzova VA. The status and trends in radioactive contamination of groundwater at a LLW-ILW storage facility site near Sosnovy Bor (Leningrad region, Russia). J Environ Radioact 2021; 237:106707. [PMID: 34364005 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2021.106707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The article presents results of field studies at a site of radioactive waste storage and disposal facilities (the so-called LD RosRAO site, Sosnovy Bor, Leningrad region, Russia). The objective of the study is to overview the history and occurrence of groundwater contamination to answer the question whether the radioactive plume is historical (formed due to accidents, which happened at the beginning of the operations with the radioactive waste) or the release of radioactive solutions to groundwater is still occurring. The main method used to study the evolution of radioactive contamination is to analyze long-term observations of tritium, total alpha, and total beta activities in groundwater samples. The role of the hydrogeological conditions of the site, such as flow parameters, groundwater flow pattern, inter-aquifer downward groundwater leakage, and water-table fluctuations, in the evolution of contamination plumes has also been analyzed. In the field investigations, the integrity of the storage buildings to potential leaks was confirmed by different indirect methods. It was concluded that there is currently no significant release of radioactive components into groundwater at the LD RosRAO site and that the present conditions correspond to the stage of rehabilitation of the groundwater environment.
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Affiliation(s)
- V G Rumynin
- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, University Emb., 7/9, 199034, Russia; Institute of Environmental Geology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Sredniy Ave., 41, 199004, Russia.
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- Institute of Environmental Geology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Sredniy Ave., 41, 199004, Russia
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- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, University Emb., 7/9, 199034, Russia; Institute of Environmental Geology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Sredniy Ave., 41, 199004, Russia
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- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, University Emb., 7/9, 199034, Russia; Institute of Environmental Geology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Sredniy Ave., 41, 199004, Russia
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- Institute of Environmental Geology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Sredniy Ave., 41, 199004, Russia; St. Petersburg Mining University, St. Petersburg, 21st Line V.O., 2, 199106, Russia
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Rozov KB, Rumynin VG, Nikulenkov AM, Leskova PG. Sorption of 137Cs, 90Sr, Se, 99Tc, 152(154)Eu, 239(240)Pu on fractured rocks of the Yeniseysky site (Nizhne-Kansky massif, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia). J Environ Radioact 2018; 192:513-523. [PMID: 30114622 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The study demonstrates the effect of sorption properties of fractured host rocks from the Yeniseysky site (Nizhne-Kansky rock massif, Krasnoyarsk region) on the migration of dissolved radioactive components (137Cs, 90Sr, 79Se, 99Tc, 152(154)Eu, 239(240)Pu) in the deep geological conditions of a high-level radioactive waste repository. Estimates of radionuclide distribution coefficients between the aqueous solution and fractured rocks obtained from sorption experiments were used to study the influence of various petrographic types and fracture-filling substances on the retardation of radioactive components by different fractured rock units of Nizhne-Kansky rock massif. Based on the results of sorption experiments, we concluded that the type and attributes of rock discontinuities, as well as the mineral composition of the material in fractures, are crucial for the immobilization of radionuclides during their migration through a geological environment.
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Affiliation(s)
- K B Rozov
- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, University Emb., 7/9, 199034, Russia; Institute of Environmental Geology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Sredniy Ave., 41, 199004, Russia.
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- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, University Emb., 7/9, 199034, Russia; Institute of Environmental Geology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Sredniy Ave., 41, 199004, Russia
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- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, University Emb., 7/9, 199034, Russia; Institute of Environmental Geology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Sredniy Ave., 41, 199004, Russia
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- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, University Emb., 7/9, 199034, Russia
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Malkovsky VI, Pek AA, Rumynin VG, Nikulenkov AM. Safety assessment of a subsurface radwaste repository in the region of the Leningradskaya NPP. ATOM ENERGY+ 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10512-013-9706-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pankina EB, Rumynin VG, Nikulenkov AM, Glukhova MP, Epimakhov VN, Mysik SG, Baev MN, Kobekov VV, Degtev VF. Anisotropy of clays in diffusion transport of radionuclides. Radiochemistry 2010. [DOI: 10.1134/s1066362210060147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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