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Publish date: March 29, 2007
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The Federal budget allocated 2.5 billion rubles in 2003-2005 for the completion of the project. Then in 2005 a supplementary 164 million rubles were allocated in order for the vessel to meet the requirements of Gosatomnadzor. Last year Baltic Plant used its own resources and funds to complete the project.
According to the Russian President’s recent order regarding the creation of a United Ship-Building Corporation (OSBC), Alexander Chistov does not think that the creation of such a company would reduce the number of orders for the Baltic Plant, pointing out that this year they already plan to implement and transfer two projects for the Rosmorport and that in May they plan to sign an agreement with a Norwegian company for the construction of two supply vessels, which could possibly lead to order for an entire series of such vessels, St. Petersburg News Firm reported.
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.