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Bellona nuclear digest. May 2024
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Publish date: June 20, 2003
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Service Ship | Year of construction | Length, m | Width, m | Discplacement, tons | Crew | Vessel utilization |
Imandra | 1981 | 130 | 17 | 9700 | 100 | Floating nuclear service base |
Lotta | 1960 | 122 | 16 | 7000 | 60 | Floating nuclear service base |
Serebryanka | 1974 | 102 | 12 | 4300 | 30 | Special nuclear service tanker |
Rosta-1 | 1985 | 62 | 12 | 1650 | 14 | Radiation monitoring barge |
Lepse | 1936 | 87 | 17 | 5600 | 40 | Floating nuclear service base |
Volodarsky | 1929 | 96 | 16 | 5500 | – | Floating nuclear service base |
Volodarsky Receiving and storage of spent nuclear fuel (SNF)
+ +
– . + – Receiving and storage of fresh fuel assemblies
+ –
– – + – Equipment for loading SNF to transport containers – +
– – – – Receiving and storage of solid radioactive waste
+ – – – +
+
Receiving and storage of liquid radioactive waste + – + – +
– Filtration of liquid waste
+ – – – – – Equipment for decontamination + – – – +
– Preparation of filter materials + – – – – – Generation of nitrogen
+ – – – – – Generation of evaporator +
– – – +
– Storage of specialised equipment
+ + – – +
+
Laundry for working clothes + – – +
+
– Note: the service/storage ships Lepse and Volodarsky are currently used solely for storing waste, not receiving it. Volodarsky is partly decommissioned.
Table: Functions of the service ships
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