Discovered over 1000 nuclear waste barrels in the Atlantic - danger to the environment!

Discovered over 1000 nuclear waste barrels in the Atlantic - danger to the environment!

Bremerhaven, Deutschland - An international research team has discovered and located over 1,000 barrels with nuclear waste in the Northeast Atlantic. This explosive message was announced by the French research organization CNRS. The current expedition started in mid -June from Brest, France, and is assessed by the scientists as crucial for understanding the ecological effects of nuclear waste disposal. The researchers are in use for a whole month - with the ship "L’Atalante" they are looking for the more than 200,000 suspected barrels that are estimated to be in the ocean at depths of 3,000 to 5,000 meters, like that MOPO.

Between the 1950s and 1980s, several countries, including European countries, have disposed of radioactive waste in the Atlantic. This uncertain practice was finally prohibited in 1993, but the exact locations and the condition of the barrels are largely unknown. The team of 21 researchers plans to create a detailed map of the sites while removing samples of water, soil and marine life in order to analyze the consequences of disposal.

technology in the service of science

Helpful for the mission is the latest state of the art: an autonomous diving robot called Ulyx is used to support. This robot can dive up to the depths of 6,000 meters and is equipped with sensors, a camera to produce 3D images and a sonar system for location. This technology will enable scientists to map the search area, which is more than 1,000 kilometers west of La Rochelle in Western European pools, very precisely how [SPIEGEL] (https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/forscher-stossen-auf-Ehmmuell-faesser-im -atlantik-ad07772d3-a00c-63c677e0494) supplemented.

Project manager Patrick Chardon emphasizes that a strategic assessment of the Situation is important. In his opinion, the radioactivity of most barrels could be almost disappeared after 300 to 400 years. Only about 2% of the nuclear waste could have a significantly longer radiation duration. However, it is necessary to evaluate the potential risks for the marine ecosystem, since the barrels were not designed for the long -term included radioactivity, which makes the situation unnecessarily complicated.

further research and rehearsal analysis

The samples collected during this expedition are sent to various laboratories in Europe in order to analyze the composition and possible dangers of the barrels in detail. A second expedition for targeted sampling is already planned for the coming years, but the exact date of which has not yet been determined. The discovery of over 1,000 atomic barrels could thus be the first step in a more comprehensive examination of the long -term consequences of nuclear waste disposal in the ocean, which is through [KURIER] (https://www.kurier.de/inhalt.radioactive-abfaelle-nach- after-thousands-atommuell-fahmer-im-atlantik-beginnt.