Radiation Legacy of the Soviet Nuclear Complex

Egorov, Nikolai N. ; Novikov, Vladimir M. ; Parker, Frank L. ; Popov, Victor K.

• Preface * Introduction * Mining, Processing, and Enrichment of Uranium Ores * The Industrial Complex for Uranium Enrichment * Nuclear Fuel Production * Nuclear Power Plants * Naval Application of Power * Nuclear Research Reactors and Nuclear Research Centres * Plutonium Production and Radiochemical Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel * Nuclear Weapons Production * Nuclear Explosions * Storage and Reprocessing of Nonreactor Radioactive Wastes and Spent Ionizing Radiation Sources * Conclusion * Appendices * Index

'An excellent volume that gives the highlights of more than forty years of nuclear idustry and weapons related production in the former Soviet Union... well-written and well-edited.' International Journla of Environment and Pollution