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Publish date: November 29, 2004
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According to the Leningrad NPPs press-release from November 2, the Leningrad nuclear power plant is planning to operate all its four units from 2006 and generate annually 29 billion KWh. The upgrade works on the second unit began at the same time with the first reactor, which was started on October 8 and then suffered emergency shutdown in two days. At the moment all four reactors are in operations with 3,863 GW total load. The Leningrad NPP operates the oldest reactor units of Chernobyl type RBMK-1000 with 4GW total capacity.
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.