Open AccessAssessing the risk from the depleted uranium weapons used in Operation Allied Force
Author(s) -
Theodore E. Liolios
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hnps advances in nuclear physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2654-0088
pISSN - 2654-007X
DOI - 10.12681/hnps.2174
Subject(s) - depleted uranium , radiological weapon , hazard , uranium , nuclear weapon , risk assessment , uranium mining , environmental science , risk analysis (engineering) , forensic engineering , political science , business , computer security , law , engineering , computer science , nuclear physics , physics , medicine , chemistry , organic chemistry , radiology
The conflict in Yugoslavia has been a source of great concern for the neighboring countries, about the radiological and toxic hazard posed by the alleged presence of depleted uranium in NATO weapons. In the present study a worst-case scenario is assumed mainly to assess the risk for Greece and other neighboring countries of Yugoslavia at similar distances . The risk of the weapons currently in use is proved to be negligible at distances greater than 100 Km. For shorter distances classified data of weapons composition are needed to obtain a reliable assessment.