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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: August 19, 2004
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The start of the reactor can happen on this date if all the planned preparation works are completed. The Headquarters on extension of 1st reactor lifetime made this decision despite the environmentalist’s warnings concerning the oldest Chernobyl type reactor at the Leningrad NPP. The reactor was shutdown in December 2003, due to the end of its operation lifetime. However the plant’s specialists are intending to keep it in operation 15 years more by getting a new operational license, reported Laes.ru.
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...