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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: April 25, 2006
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In May 2003 the Arkhangelsk regional administration presented a list of 27 companies, which are committed to develop oil spill preparedness mechanism. Only three of these have however elaborated mechanisms, BarentsObserver reported. Since late 2004, only the Northern Sea Shipping Company, the Bunker Company, and the Arkhangelsk sea port fulfilled the order of the Russian Emergencies Ministry. Other companies, among them Krasnaya Kuznitsa, Northern River Shipping Company, and Rosneft’s Arktikreyd, do not observe oil spill preparedness regulations.
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...