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Publish date: November 4, 2004
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On October 14, the specialists of the Chemical Combine began unloading of the spent nuclear fuel shipped from Balakovo NPP in Saratov region. On October 20, 27 tonnes of spent nuclear fuel arrived from Ukraine.
The shipment went on without incidents. The special police squad guards from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs constantly guarded the trains. The Zheleznogorsk Combine specialists accompanied the train and monitored the state of the spent fuel day and night. The unloading operation was carried under water with the help of special equipment and then it was transferred to the sections for the long-term storage.
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.