I have just found on Subsim News,
THIS ONE
I am posting an excerpt of it:
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On July 4 1961 large amounts of coolant leaked from the K-19's nuclear reactor after it overheated during a training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean.
What has been described as a 'Chernobyl-style' nuclear explosion was only averted after crewmembers repaired the reactor knowing that in doing so they would receive fatal doses of radiation.
Eight of the 139-strong crew died within a week, fourteen died within two years, twenty others suffered long term illnesses and cancers, and only 48 of the original crew are still alive.
The accident was hushed up for 30 years and only made public in 1990 under Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of glasnost or openness.
Earlier this year Mr Gorbachev proposed that the K-19's surviving crew members be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize arguing that an explosion could have sparked a third world war and been seen as 'a Soviet provocation' by the United States.
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According to Nobel regualtions nominations can only be carried out by:
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Qualified Nominators – Peace
The right to submit proposals for the Nobel Peace Prize, based on the principle of competence and universality, shall by statute be enjoyed by:
1. Members of national assemblies and governments of states;
2. Members of international courts;
3. University rectors; professors of social sciences, history, philosophy, law and theology; directors of peace research institutes and foreign policy institutes;
4. Persons who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize;
5. Board members of organizations who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize;
6. Active and former members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee; (proposals by members of the Committee to be submitted no later than at the first meeting of the Committee after February 1) and
7. Former advisers appointed by the Norwegian Nobel Institute.
The Nobel Peace Prize may also be awarded to institutions and associations
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So if you think they deserve the nomination and you have any contact with any of the nominating institutions or persons, you can help to recognice their sacrifice and efforts.
I think this reward would also recognice the Cold War Submariners of both sides that during Deterrent patrols prevented with their discipline, deedication and professionalism that Third World War happenened.