NEW OPPORTUNITIES EMERGE WHEN EAST-WEST INTEGRATE WITHIN RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY text: TIMO HELLENBERG CEO, Hellenberg International Ltd
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ymbiosis of terrorism and radiological safety is one of the most challenging new threats. There are more than 840 research reactors worldwide, many of which are located in large cities. These are not often properly protected as other critical infrastructure (CI) targets of our societies. Handling of sunken nuclear- and radiation-hazardous wastes in the world seas sets an additional challenge. For instance, seven nuclear-hazardous facilities sunken or submerged in the waters of the Arctic are currently known. Submarine
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B-159 sank in 2003 only about 60 kilometers from Murmansk and presents the greatest hazard to the environment. Submarine K-27, which sank in 1981, contains two reactors with liquid metal coolant containing highly enriched uranium, which could lead to mis-usage by terrorist and extremists. European countries building new nuclear energy capacity such as Finland, Turkey, Hungary and Belarus. These are based on nuclear partnership with Russian technology. Belarussian NPP “Astravets� will be a
