ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR EXPLOSION IN KHARKIV REGION
Adamenko Mykola
Uman National University of Agriculture, Uman, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6245-4786
DOI: 10.52363/2522-1892.2021.2.13
Keywords: environmental safety, nuclear explosion, radiation contamination of the area, research plan system
Abstract
The article covers an event that has been hidden for fifty years, namely the failure of a nuclear explosion at Kharkiv region. The possible ecological consequences of the mentioned event are analyzed. Data from different sources are compared for further planning of researches of an ecological condition of district. The basis for creating a system for studying the environmental consequences of a nuclear explosion at the time of its implementation and at present is provided. The basics of standard calculations of probable exposure of the population, which had to be carried out immediately after the explosion, are provided, and systemic recommendations for further environmental control in the designated area are offered.
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