Inventory of accidents and losses at sea involving radioactive

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION 1

2. INVENTORY OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS ENTERING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT..3

2.1. Sources included in the inventory 3

2.1.1. Other sources of radioactivity in the marine environment..3

2.2. Inventory of radioactive materials entering the marine environment from accidents and losses

at sea 4

2.2.1. Collection of information.4

2.2.2. Sources of radioactivity in the marine environment resulting from accidents and losses at

sea 4

2.2.3. The IAEA database on accidents and losses at sea involving radioactive material .5

3. SUMMARY OF INVENTORY OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

RESULTING FROM ACCIDENTS AND LOSSES AT SEA..6

3.1. Nuclear powered military vessels.6

3.2. Nuclear weapons and military vessels capable of carrying such weapons .7

3.3. Civilian nuclear powered vessels..7

3.4. Nuclear energy sources used in spacecraft, satellites and in the deep sea7

3.5. Nuclear powered lighthouses .8

3.6. Cargoes of nuclear material in transit.9

3.7. Sealed radiation sources .10

APPENDIX I: ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL RELEASE TO THE MARINE

ENVIRONMENT

Appendix I.1: France .13

Appendix I.2: Russian Federation ..17

Appendix I.3: Former Soviet Union..21

Appendix I.4: United States of America .27

APPENDIX II: ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN NO ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL RELEASE TO THE

MARINE ENVIRONMENT

Appendix II.1: Former Soviet Union.34

Appendix II.2: United Kingdom..36

Appendix II.3: United States of America 39

APPENDIX III: LOSSES OF SEALED SOURCES RESULTING IN ACTUAL OR

POTENTIAL RELEASE TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

Appendix III.1: Belgium .45

Appendix III.2: Brazil ..46

Appendix III.3: India .47

Appendix III.4: Indonesia48

Appendix III.5: Malaysia.49

Appendix III.6: Mexico 50

Appendix III.7: Norway ..51

Appendix III.8: United Kingdom 53

Appendix III.9: United States of America..54

APPENDIX IV: LOSSES OF SEALED SOURCES LATER RECOVERED INTACT ..61

REFERENCES .63

CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW..69