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Publish date: January 17, 2005
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Vedomosti quoted sources close to the company as saying Russias tax authorities presented their tax claim at the end of last year. It said most claims were linked to the companys export activity. But the chairman of Atomstroyexports board Anton Badenov who is also Rosatom concern director advisor, said the tax claims would not influence the companys obligations on the foreign contracts. Apart from Iran it is also building two nuclear reactors in China and two in India.
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.