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Publish date: May 7, 2003
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The agreement was reached during the April 21 meeting between Sergei Tulub, the NAEK president, and Lev Kuznetsov, the first deputy governor of Krasnoyarsk Region, and Vitali Lunik, the deputy director general of Mining and Chemical Combine. the Standing Commission On Natural Resources and Environmental protection of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Region reportedly made the decision on April 12-14, while discussing the implementation effectiveness the spent nuclear fuel management program in the region, that Ukraine should pay 50% of its debt by September 1 and submit a clear-cut repayment schedule for the rest. Otherwise the import of the spent nuclear fuel from Ukraine would be frozen. The April 21 meeting also discussed issues related to the Ukrainian spent nuclear fuel shipment, reprocessing and storage in 2003. According to the importation program four trains with spent nuclear fuel from the Ukrainian nuclear plants should arrive at the Mining and Chemical Combine in Krasnoyarsk region by the end of 2003.
An accident aboard numerous Volgoneft oil tankers in the Kerch in mid December clearly show what can happen to aged ships when they are operated in bad weather—and when economic and military objectives are prioritized over the lives of crews and environmental safety.
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.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
A visit last week by Vladimir Putin and a Kremlin entourage to Astana, Kazakhstan sought in part to put Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, on good footing with local officials.