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Publish date: April 13, 1998
Written by: Thomas Nilsen
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The reactor automatically shut down during a routine inspection, and there was no report on radiation leaks. Georgy Kaurov, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Nuclear Energy (Minatom), said that this only means that the protection system is operating perfectly.
Reactor No. 2 was put into operation in 1974 and is one of the two oldest reactors of the VVER-440/230 type at the Kola Nuclear Power Plant.
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.