Radiation Monitoring Handbook for Marine Environments: From Nuclear Test Legacies to Autonomous Robotic Surveillance

A comprehensive handbook reveals the enduring ecological consequences of oceanic nuclear weapons testing, highlighting long-term radionuclide contamination and bioaccumulation pathways in marine organisms. It integrates three key domains: the historical legacy of tests at Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands), Mururoa Atoll (French Polynesia), Chernaya Bay (Novaya Zemlya), and Montebello Islands (Australia); autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technologies for radiation detection; and strategic frameworks for global marine protection. The study documents immediate ecological destruction, persistent sediment contamination, and the paradoxical resilience of coral reef ecosystems, offering a systematic approach to monitoring and mitigating nuclear test legacies in marine environments.

Jorbenadze, M. (2026). RADIATION MONITORING HANDBOOK FOR MARINE ENVIRONMENTS: From Nuclear Test Legacies to Autonomous Robotic Surveillance. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.22509089