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Publish date: December 9, 1997
Written by: Igor Kudrik
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According to the Georgian environmental minister Nino Chkhobadze, one capsule containing Cs-137 was discovered on the premises of former Soviet rocket base of Vaziani in Georgia, not far from the capital Tbilisi. The capsule was secured to be consequently destroyed. A specially established governmental commission believes there are 7 additional capsules to be found in the area.
The found capsule is similar to those 15 disclosed in the first part of October near training centre in Lilo, premises of Tbilisi. The soldiers who discovered them received high doses of radiation.
The Georgian governmental commission has defined 300 locations in the former Soviet republic worth searching for similar radioactive sources. For the future, all the military objects located in the country are to be controlled for radioactive leftovers.
An accident aboard numerous Volgoneft oil tankers in the Kerch in mid December clearly show what can happen to aged ships when they are operated in bad weather—and when economic and military objectives are prioritized over the lives of crews and environmental safety.
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.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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.