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Publish date: September 2, 2005
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The working group intends to approve the final versions of the conception on converting into a joint-stock company and the draft by the middle of September. Then the documents will be submitted to the legislation governmental commission headed by the vice-prime minister Alexander Zhukov. The conception of Rosenergoatom reconstruction implies that all the current nuclear plants and the ones under construction will remain branches. The nuclear materials will also remain state property.
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.