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Publish date: June 17, 2005
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The State board of experts recognized the project as economically effective. According to estimates by the experts of the Russian Rosenergatom concern, the project will cover the expenses in eight years. Rosenergatom has got a license to place the plant in Severodvinsk and to build a floating power unit equipped with nuclear reactor installations. The construction schedule should be developed by October 21, 2005.
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.