Utjecaj nuklearne elektrane Krško na okoliš i zdravlje ljudi

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Impact of the Krsko nuclear power plant on the environment and human health
• Author: Nora Lucia Bašelović
• Mentor: Jelena Loborec (mentor)
• Committee member: Igor Petrović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jelena Loborec (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Sanja Kapelj (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Miroslav Golub (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering; Varaždin
• Defense date and country: 2020-07-17, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Interdisciplinary Technical Sciences; Environmental Engineering

Abstract

U posljednjim desetljećima utjecaj na okoliš je postao jedan od dominantnih faktora prema kojem šira javnost prihvaća ili odbija neki energetski objekt u svojoj blizini. Nuklearne elektrane su danas jedan od velikih izvora električne energije koji imaju mogućnost dugotrajnog zadovoljenja svjetskih potreba za energijom na ekološki prihvatljiv način. Ne proizvode stakleničke plinove te stoga mogu doprinijeti rješavanju problema globalnog zatopljenja. Najveća opasnost za okoliš iz nuklearne elektrane dolazi od radioaktivnog materijala iz kojeg se u nuklearnom reaktoru proizvodi energija. Nuklearne elektrane projektirane su, izgrađene i korištene na takav način da se spriječi ispuštanje radioaktivnog materijala u okoliš, međutim, štetni utjecaj na okolnu floru i faunu te na zdravlje ljudi moguć je radijacijom iz otpada. Republika Hrvatska se i dalje bori s problemom lokacije za skladištenje nuklearnog otpada, a potencijalni prijedlozi rješenja nailaze na blokade lokalnog stanovništva. U ovom radu predstavljen je princip rada nuklearnih elektrana, s posebnim osvrtom na nuklearnu elektranu Krško te njen utjecaj na okoliš i zdravlje ljudi. Također, ukazano je na moguće promjene do kojih može doći u bliskoj budućnosti kao i na potencijalne katastrofe koje mogu biti uzrokovane nepažnjom ili razornom silom prirode. U radu se poseban naglasak stavlja na problem nastajanja i skladištenja radioaktivnog otpada u Republici Hrvatskoj kao i na mogućnosti njegove prerade.

Abstract (english)

In recent decades, an environmental impact has become one of the dominant factors for the public acceptance of an energy facility. Nowadays, nuclear power plants are large source of electricity that has the potential to meet the world's needs in an environmentally friendly manner in the long term. They do not produce greenhouse gases and therefore, they can contribute to solving the problem of global warming. The greatest environmental hazard from a nuclear power plant comes from the radioactive material from which power is generated in a nuclear reactor. Nuclear power plants have been designed, constructed and used in such a way which prevents the release of radioactive material into the environment. However, adverse effects one surrounding flora and fauna and on human can be exerted by the radiation from waste material. The Republic of Croatia is still struggling with the problem of finding a nuclear waste storage site and potential solutions to the problem are opposed to by local residents.
This paper presents the principle of operation of nuclear power plants with the special reference to the Krško nuclear power plant as well as to its impact on the environment and human health. It also points to possible changes that may occur in the near future as well as to potential disasters that may be caused by carelessness or the destructive force of nature. The paper places special emphasis on the problem of generation and storage of radioactive waste in the Republic of Croatia as well as on the possibilities of its processing.

• Keywords: nuklearne elektrane; ionizirajuće zračenje; zdravlje; utjecaj na okoliš.
• Keywords (english): nuclear power plant; ionizing radiation; health; environmental impact
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:130:799934
• Study programme: Title: Environmental Engineering; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/ prvostupnica (baccalaureus/ baccalaurea) inženjer/ inženjerka inženjerstva okoliša (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/ prvostupnica (baccalaureus/ baccalaurea) inženjer/ inženjerka inženjerstva okoliša)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-10-05 11:34:44