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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: February 8, 2008
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The waste-laden ship, which is moored in the Kola Bay, poses a major threat against the city of Murmansk, environmental organizations including Bellona, say.
Project manager Nikolai Shunkov was quoted in the paper as saying the first phase of the project included elaborating documentation and preparting the Nerpa Shipyard in Sneznogorsk near Murmansk to handle the delicate work.
Representatives of the Aspekt-Konversia company confirmed to the paper that a grant agreement will be signed with the EBRD in late February or early March this year.
The technical support vessel Lepse presents the biggest nuclear and radiation risk of all retired nuclear service ships in Russia, Bellona has reported. In 1988, the vessel was taken out of service. The Lepse’s spent nuclear fuel hull holds 639 spent fuel assemblies in casks and caissons, and a significant portion of them is severely damaged, dramatically complicating procedures for safely removing them.
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...