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Publish date: August 23, 2006
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Oil has come into water reservoir, Oil and Capital reports with reference on press-service of regional Emergency management and Natural Disasters Response Department. Oil spill liquidation works are being carried out at the moment. Five specialists of regional Emergency management and Natural Disasters Response Department and needed equipment have been working at the site since early morning. The scale of the oil spill is to be determined later.
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.