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Publish date: February 13, 2006
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According to à rector of St. Petersburg State Mining Institute Vladimir Litvinenko, “As much as 98% of registered oil and gas deposits are now being developed”. He also considers a federal program should be launched for geological prospecting of deposits, with involvement from the state and the private sector, RIA Novosti reported.
“The state, which levies the so-called ‘flat’ mineral resource tax, must allocate funds for the recovery of resources, create means for the funds to be used in new areas, and determine the terms for access to new sites,” he said.
Litvinenko called for the reasonable and efficient use of resources, with consideration of the interests of subsequent generations.
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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