Table 6. Radioactive waste dumpsites in water deeper than 200 m in the OSPAR region of the North East Atlantic between 1949 and 1984.
Longitude | Latitude | Year | Tonnes | Country of Origin | Description of Dumpsite |
−16.75 | 46.00 | 1977 | 5 605 | NL-CH-UK | a rectangle 45.8333 to 46.1666 and −16.00 to −17.50 |
1978 | 8 046 | B-NL-CH-UK | |||
1979 | 5 416 | B-NL-CH-UK | |||
1980 | 8 391 | B-NL-CH-UK | |||
1981 | 9 434 | B-NL-CH-UK | |||
1982 | 11 693 | B-NL-CH-UK | |||
−17.42 | 46.25 | 1971 | 3 968 | B-NL-CH-UK | a circle of radius 35 nautical miles centred on 46.25, −17.41666 |
1972 | 4 131 | B-NL-CH-UK | |||
1973 | 4 350 | B-NL-UK | |||
1974 | 2 265 | NL-CH-UK | |||
1975 | 4 454 | B-NL-CH-UK | |||
1976 | 6 772 | B-NL-CH-UK | |||
−13.25 | 48.25 | 1965 | 1 760 | UK | not described |
1966 | 1 044 | UK | |||
−13.27 | 48.33 | 1970 | 1 674 | UK | not described |
1968 | 3 164 | UK | |||
−13.00 | 48.50 | 1949 | 9 | UK | not described |
−11.33 | 55.43 | 1951 | 33 | UK | not described |
−12.17 | 55.13 | 1953 | 57 | UK | not described |
−6.17 | 46.45 | 1962 | 253 | UK | not described |
−6.27 | 45.45 | 1963 | 5 809 | B-UK | not described |
−6.60 | 45.45 | 1964 | 4 392 | UK | not described |
−14.50 | 42.83 | 1967 | 10 895 | B-F-D-NL-UK | a square of side 50 km centred on 42.83333, −14.5 |
−17.08 | 49.08 | 1969 | 9 178 | B-F-I-NL-S-CH-UK | a square of side 50 nautical miles centred on 48.5, −17.08333 |
Total | 112 793 |
Location of dumping area, quantities and sources of radioactive waste (based on NEA, 1985) [26].
B = Belgium; CH = Switzerland; D = Germany; F = France; I = Italy; NL = Netherlands; S = Sweden; UK = United Kingdom.