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Publish date: August 28, 2003
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According to some sources, a big quantity of fire-arms was found at the flat of the Atomflot Deputy Director Alexander Tylyakov. A substance of unknown origin, which might be radioactive, was also discovered at his place. The arrestee is being kept in custody and will face charges in the next few days. Director of Atomflot Alexander Sinyayev claims his Deputys arrest has no connection with the professional activity of the latter. Atomflot is the service base for the Russian nuclear icebreakers and is located two kilometres from the northern border of city Murmansk. Bellona Web is investigating this story and will come with an update later.
Throughout the past year, our mission at the Bellona Environmental Transparency Center has focused on two key, but intertwined issues—nuclear and radiation safety as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on, and the worldwide influence of Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, which itself is actively involved in the war and has participated in the occupation of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant.
At the beginning of the year, reports in the German and Russian press suggested an approximate 70% increase in uranium imports from Russia to Germany in 2024. But does this reflect broader European trends? It does not. Overall, imports of uranium and nuclear fuel from Russia to Western countries actually dropped sharply in 2024. Unlike the situation in Germany, this is already an established trend.
A Lingen, Germany plant could begin producing nuclear fuel in cooperation with a subsidiary of Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear corporation, which is directly involved in the war in Ukraine and occupying the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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.