This chapter deals with the assessment of radioactive contamination of the environment, radiation sources and associated
radiological consequences within the Arctic. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a balanced appreciation of the nature and risks posed by radionuclides in the Arctic derived from all relevant and known sources. Initially, a simplified explanation of the basis of radiological protection and the procedures for estimating radiological doses and risks is provided. The chapter subsequently deals with doses associated with existing radioactive contamination of the Arctic environment, routine releases from nuclear operations within, and close to, the Arctic, previous accidents in civil and military nuclear activities that result in exposures to Arctic residents, and potential releases from both such installations and the various packages of high-level waste
reposing in the environment, such as those dumped in the Kara Sea by the former Soviet Union. This is followed by an evaluation of radiological vulnerability in the Arctic. The chapter ends with conclusions and recommendations.
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Book available in UAA/APU Consortium Library Alaskana Collection: TD190.5.A75 1998; and in ARLIS General Collection: TD190.5A46 1998