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Publish date: November 13, 2003
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The plants generator was damaged and the automatic safety shut down system was triggered. The repairs are expected to be completed by November 17th, Interfax reported. The consumers continue to receive the energy generated by the plant before the accident. On the international INES scale of nuclear accidents that ranges from 1 (anomaly) to 7 (major accident), the incident was ranked as a 1.The station, which has only one functioning nuclear reactor, is located in the town of Volgodonsk in the southern Rostov region.
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.