Monthly Highlights from the Russian Arctic, October 2024
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.
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Oil pipeline break in Perm region
Publish date: August 23, 2006
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Oil pipeline break in Perm region
Today at 4.30 (Moscow time) in Osa town (Perm region) oil pipeline break has been found out.
Oil has come into water reservoir, Oil and Capital reports with reference on press-service of regional Emergency management and Natural Disasters Response Department. Oil spill liquidation works are being carried out at the moment. Five specialists of regional Emergency management and Natural Disasters Response Department and needed equipment have been working at the site since early morning. The scale of the oil spill is to be determined later.
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Bellona Nuclear Digest. October 2024
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
Putin leaves Kazakhstan without deal to build nuclear plant
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.
Moscow snips last ties to cooperative nuclear cleanup agreement with West
Russia is formally withdrawing from a landmark environmental agreement that channeled billions in international funding to secure the Soviet nuclear legacy, leaving undone some of the most radioactively dangerous projects and burning one more bridge of potential cooperation with the West.