Bellona nuclear digest. May 2024
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Russian pipelines in critical condition
Publish date: November 14, 2006
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Russian pipelines in critical condition
The government's technical standards watchdog warned that almost all the country's oil and gas pipelines were in critical condition.
It is a possible sign of more shutdowns after the closure of a link to Lithuania, The St Petersburg Times reports. According to the head of the Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Atomic Inspection Konstantin Pulikovsky, Russia’s pipeline transport is in an unsatisfactory state. Environmental damage caused by oil and gas pipelines is inexcusable.
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UN ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic come into effect
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
Monthly Highlights from the Russian Arctic, May 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.
Russia might restart the Ukrainian nuclear plant it seized, our new report shows
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...