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Uploaded on Wednesday 07 Mar 2012
by GRID-Arendal
Cheleken Peninsula pollution sources
Year:
2012
Author:
Riccardo Pravettoni, GRID-Arendal
Description:
Khazar (formerly Cheleken) is a town of 10 000 people
(once 16 000), located on the Cheleken peninsula on
the Caspian shore. Iron bromide (FeBr2) production
started at the Cheleken plant in 1940, followed by iodine
production in 1976. The production capacity of the plant
is about 250 tonnes of iodine a year. The natural water
(brine) found here contains radioactive elements. During
iodine processing, with the coal-absorption method,
radionuclides (mostly Ra) in the brine are deposited on
the surface of pipes and equipment, and in the coal used
in the process itself. About 18 000 tonnes of radioactive
waste have accumulated and are now deposited in an open storage
area less than 200 metres from the sea.
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