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Publish date: October 22, 1997
Written by: Igor Kudrik
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On Tuesday Canadian Prime-Minister Jean Chretien visited St. Petersburg, where he met major of the city Vladimir Yakovlev. Chretien informed Mr. Yakovlev that he brought up the Nikitin case during his official talks with Prime Minister of Russia Victor Chernomyrdin on Monday this week.
Jean Chretien again confirmed Canada’s readiness to accept Aleksandr Nikitin as immigrant, as soon as Russian authorities allow him to leave the country.
Throughout the past year, our mission at the Bellona Environmental Transparency Center has focused on two key, but intertwined issues—nuclear and radiation safety as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on, and the worldwide influence of Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, which itself is actively involved in the war and has participated in the occupation of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant.
At the beginning of the year, reports in the German and Russian press suggested an approximate 70% increase in uranium imports from Russia to Germany in 2024. But does this reflect broader European trends? It does not. Overall, imports of uranium and nuclear fuel from Russia to Western countries actually dropped sharply in 2024. Unlike the situation in Germany, this is already an established trend.
A Lingen, Germany plant could begin producing nuclear fuel in cooperation with a subsidiary of Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear corporation, which is directly involved in the war in Ukraine and occupying the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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.