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Publish date: November 18, 2005
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Hydro has already participated in several projects in Murmansk and has also announced its plans to open a representative office in Murmansk in the beginning of 2006, as well as a Centere for Higher Qualifications for the regional oil and gas industry. The company plans participation in several social-related projects in the region.
The investments in Murmansk must be considered as a part of Hydro’s positioning in the Russian oil and gas market, especially with regard to the huge Shtokman gas field, the BarentsObserver reported.
Following Kazakhstan’s country-wide vote in favor of building a nuclear power plant earlier this month, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has begun a courtship of officialdom in Astana, the country’s capital, in apparent hopes of landing a contract to construct it.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
Kazakhstan voted in a referendum last weekend on whether to build its first nuclear power plant, and an exit poll showed voters backed the idea promoted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's cabinet in an effort to phase out coal plants.
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