Russia announces enormous finds of radioactive waste and nuclear reactors in Arctic seas

Russia announces enormous finds of radioactive waste and nuclear reactors in Arctic seas

Part of: Northern Fleet radwaste and spent nuclear fuel , Northern Fleet decommisioning , Spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste , Submarine decommissioning , The Russian Northern Fleet

The K-27 nuclear submarine, which was sunk by the Soviet Navy in 1981 for disposal, poses a possible risk of exploding beneath the sea. The submarine was not among radioactive hazards cataloged by Russian Authorities.

Photo: The Russian Northern Fleet: Sources of Radioactive Contamination

Enormous quantities of decommissioned Russian nuclear reactors and radioactive waste were dumped into the Kara Sea in the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia over a course of decades, according to documents given to Norwegian officials by Russian authorities and published in Norwegian media. http://www.bellona.org/articles/articles_2012/Russia_reveals_dumps