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Geophysical and tectonic modernization of geoecological monitoring system of territories near nuclear fuel cycle objects of Ukrainian Southeast
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 15th International Conference Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment, Nov 2021, Volume 2021, p.1 - 5
Abstract
Development of atomic engineering is unique possible way of industrial development of Ukraine as new independent state. But objects of nuclear fuel cycle are potential sources of radioactive pollution of an environment. Modern ecological situation in southeast of Ukraine – Industrial Pridniprov’ye – may be characterized as crisis. There are some enterprises of Ukrainian nuclear fuel cycle (enterprises of extraction and primary processing of uranium raw materials, storages of low-active wastes and nuclear power plant) here. Existing geoecological monitoring system does not fully consider radio-ecological factor on territories near the nuclear objects of Ukrainian Southeast. Modernization of this system, including complex of geophysical methods and working out of radio-ecological block, is actual. Significant volume of tectonical information about features of Earth’s crust faults is the basis of prognostication concrete azimuths of dangerous radiological influence of natural-technogenius accidents for concrete region. Because one of the major factor, that determined both ecological and radiological situation at any region, are faults. Using the example of the nearest territories of Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant – the main of enterprises of energy producer of Ukrainian Southeast – the need for attention to tectonic factor in areal monitoring radiological geophysical researches is shown.