Characterisation of Radionuclide Contamination at the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site Territory

The article discusses the creation of a planning-high-altitude justification at the Karazhyra coal mine, located on the territory of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site. The purpose of creating such a justification is to monitor the boundaries of the spread of land pollution by radionuclides, which is caused by the wind transfer of coal dust. The factors that contribute to the spread of pollution are given, both at the mine and along the highway, along which contaminated coal is delivered to industrial enterprises, as well as to the population of private houses. It is indicated that for the development of the planning and altitude justification and the creation of boundary plans can be used ground and satellite technologies for the production of geodetic works. The root-mean-square error of determining the boundaries of contamination with radionuclides of land plots and coal mines should not be more than 0.50 m. In this regard, it is urgent to develop a methodology for performing geodetic works and create boundary plans in the area of radionuclide contamination of land plots.

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Glycophorin A Somatic Cell Mutations in a Population Living in the Proximity of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site

Radiation Research ◽

10.1667/rr3201 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 162 (2) ◽

pp. 164-170 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Carita Lindholm ◽

Brian P. Murphy ◽

William L. Bigbee ◽

Rakhmetkaji I. Bersimbaev ◽

Maj A. Hultén ◽

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Keyword(s):

Somatic Cell ◽

Test Site ◽

Nuclear Test ◽

Glycophorin A ◽

Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site

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Radioecological Monitoring of Adjacent Territories to the Former Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, East Kazakhstan

International Journal of Engineering & Technology ◽

10.14419/ijet.v7i4.36.23796 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (4.36) ◽

pp. 323

Author(s):

Sergazy Duyssembaev ◽

Ainur Serikova ◽

Shyngys Suleimenov ◽

Nurgul Ikimbayeva ◽

Assel Zhexenayeva ◽

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Keyword(s):

Specific Activity ◽

Test Site ◽

Nuclear Test ◽

Plant Water ◽

Beta Particles ◽

Radiometric Measurements ◽

Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site ◽

Radioecological Monitoring ◽

East Kazakhstan ◽

Permissible Levels

This paper presents the results of complex radioecological monitoring of the territories, which are situated near the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, East Kazakhstan region. The radiometric measurements showed that the concentration of radon and beta particles are below the permissible levels. EROA values of a radon in rooms fluctuates from 44 Bq/m3 to 195 Bq/ m3. The measured values of fluency of betta-particles in all the studied points are less than 10 freq/ min*cm2. A specific activity of radionuclides, such as Am-241, Cs-137 and Pu – 239/240 in soils, plant, water, meat and milk were evaluated.

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Thyroid Abnormality Trend Over Time in Northeastern Regions of Kazakstan, adjacent to the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site: A Case Review of Pathological Findings for 7271 Patients

Journal of Radiation Research ◽

10.1269/jrr.41.35 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

pp. 35-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

ZHAXYBAY ZHUMADILOV ◽

BORIS I. GUSEV ◽

JUN TAKADA ◽

MASAHARU HOSHI ◽

AKIRO KIMURA ◽

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Keyword(s):

Test Site ◽

Nuclear Test ◽

Case Review ◽

Pathological Findings ◽

Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site ◽

Over Time

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Everyday Radioactive Goods? Economic Development at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan

The Journal of Asian Studies ◽

10.1017/s0021911817000079 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 76 (2) ◽

pp. 423-436 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Magdalena E. Stawkowski

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Rural Schools ◽

Test Site ◽

Nuclear Test ◽

Central Heating ◽

Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site ◽

Local Media ◽

Heating Plant ◽

Eastern Kazakhstan

I first heard of “radioactive coal” in the summer of 2012, when I was living in the small village of Koyan, one of many settlements in Eastern Kazakhstan that hosted the Soviet-era Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site. A scandal over the sale of radioactive coal had erupted in the fall of 2011 when local media began reporting on a train from Kazakhstan carrying more than eight thousand tons of it (in 130 wagons) to a heating plant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Upon discovering that radioactivity in the shipment was eight times higher than normal, Kyrgyz authorities had it removed from the Bishkek's central heating plant. Rather than discarding it, they put it to use elsewhere, including in the heating stoves of more than one orphanage, a kindergarten, and several rural schools. When media covered this development, public outcry forced Kyrgyz politicians to demand that the coal be returned to Kazakhstan; allegations of corruption and arrests of Kyrgyz officials ensued. Political wrangling over responsibility and refunds meant that negotiations between Kazakh and Kyrgyz authorities took more than a year to complete. Finally, Kazakhstan allowed the coal to be returned.

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