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inforaition available in th* West about western navie* and nuclear problea* to 

 assist the Russians in their understanding of the relative Magnitude of the 

 challenge the/ face. 



It was at this conference that Andrei Zolotkov, an engineer with 

 ATOnFLOT (the Nuraansk based organization that operates the Russian nuclear- 

 powered icebreaker fleet) and a Union people's deputy froa Ikireansk, provided 

 the first concrete details about the duaping of the nuclear reactors froa the 

 ice-breaker Lenin off Nova/a Zeal/a and thousands of barrels of nuclear-waste 

 in the Barents Sea. 



Shortly after this conference further reports about the duaping of 

 nuclear waste at sea caae to the fore. In October 1991, a Supreae Soviet 

 aeaber in Moscow told ae that an enperlaantal llquld-aatal cooled nuclear 

 Bubaarine had experienced a severe accident in Hay 1966 and that its reactors 

 were not repairable. He said it was subsequently disposed of off Novaya 

 Zealya. 



In early February 1992, Alexander Eaelyanenkov, a People's Deputy froa 

 Arkhingel'sk and a aeaber of the Supreae Soviet of the foraer Union, published 

 in Sobesednlk further inforaation about the duaping of naval nuclear reactors 

 and barrels of radioactive waste off Novaya Zealya. His data caaa froa 

 official inforaation provided to hia because of his inquiries as People's 

 Deputy who sat on the defense and environaental coaaittees of the Supreae 

 Soviet. According to hia, twelve reactors froa nuclear subaarines that had 

 serious accidents were duaped off Novaya Zealya. 8iM of these still had soae 

 or all of their fuel in thea, two of which were irom the liquid-aetal 

 subaarine described above. Others were froa Soviet subaarines we knew had 

 experienced serious radiation accidents in the early 1960s. Thus besides the 

 previously discussed eight subaarine reactors lost or discarded due to 

 accidents — three froa the U.S. and fiva frot: the Soviet Union — there are 

 now twenty-three reactors froa ships and subaarines on the ocean floor. 



I provide a translation of Andrei Zelotkev's presentation, Alexander 

 Eaelyanenkov's article plus a Greenpeace press release with soae additional 

 details, and several trip reports and articles dealin9 with our experiences in 

 Russia for record. 



UL Our Concerns about R adioactive Pollution in the Arctic 



A. Past duaping of radioactiva aatarials by ^Kt Soviet Navy an4 

 ATOAFLOT. 



I do not want to dwell here on our concerns about the past duaping of 

 radioactive and nuclear aaterials. The situation is alaraing. It has been 

 well described by several other of today's presenters and previously published 

 in the west in our reports. How to proceed is relatively straightforward i 

 The Russian governaent should coapletely disclose what has happened in the 

 past I data about what has been duaped needs to be provided down to the 

 cheaical coaposition of reactor vessels and fuel eleoents so soae estiaate of 

 corrosion and leakage rates can be aade| a substantial international 



