Nuclear risk in Central Asia: [proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Radiological Risks in Central Asia, Almaty, Kazkhstan, 20 - 22 June 2006]
In: NATO science for peace and security series
In: C, Environmental security
There are a significant number of nuclear and radiological sources in Central Asia, which have contributed, are still contributing, or have the potential to contribute to radioactive contamination in the future. Key sources and contaminated sites of concern are: (1) The nuclear weapons tests performed at the Semipalatinsk Test Site (STS) in Kazakhstan during 1949-1989; (2) Safety trials at STS, where radioactive sources were spread by conventional explosives; (3) Peaceful nuclear explosions (PNEs) within STS and outside STS in Kazakhstan, producing crater lakes and waste storage facilities etc
