ИСТИНА

Cryogenic processes significantly affect the reliability of the northern infrastructure. The most dangerous are the processes of thermoerosion. Thermoerosion is the process of destruction of the banks or ground massives constructed by the permafrost and ground ice, by thermal and mechanical influence of the running water (Pashkin and oth., 2011; L.Duperayt et al., 2011). Tazovskiy peninsula, where the largest gas production facilities are located, is referred in Russia as “The kingdom of the thermoerosion”. Determined, that areas, occupied by thermoerosion processes increased by 15–20 percent in the last 40 years.