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A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Publish date: March 5, 2004
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The Romanian science minister Luchian Biro announced this in January, ITAR-TASS reported. He said that Romania agreed with the IAEA to buy in France only depleted uranium, and refuses to buy enriched uranium, which could be used for nuclear bomb. The contracts life time is 2 years and the price-tag is about $4m. Romania will pay only 500,000 euro, the rest will be paid by the USA and the IAEA. The first delivery should take place by plane this spring. The nuclear reactor built in 1979 is used for research purposes and for generating nuclear fuel for the only Romanian nuclear power plant in Chernavode. The nuclear plant was built with the help of Canada.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
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.
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...