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A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Publish date: April 15, 2005
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According to Alexander Ushakov, the last nuclear icebreaker entered service in 1991. It was built in Finland and received the Russian equipment. The construction of the 50 years victory nuclear icebreaker began in 1989 and is still unfinished. It never happened before, as it usually took from 5 to 6 years he said. Today it would take from 10 to 11 years to design and build a nuclear icebreaker. The nuclear icebreakers lifetime will be over by 2008-2010 and ice pause is possible. When the resources of the nuclear icebreakers are exhausted, many Russian ports would not be able to work in winter believes Ushakov, Rosbalt reported.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...