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Publish date: February 7, 2005
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The fifth reactor is scheduled to begin operation 4 month later than planned on May 30, 2005, as the defective parts in the reactor lid should be changed, ITAR-TASS reported. The reason behind the delay was the discovery of cracks in the welded seams of the reactor lid of the fifth block. Experts hold that the cracks had appeared due to a production defect and aggressive environment where the faulty parts were operating and claim all the other VVER-1000 reactors have a different safer technology.
On February 4, the head Rosenergoatom concern had to visit the plant to look personally at the ongoing repairs.
The 30 years lifetime of the fifth block expires in 2010, but Russian experts say that it may be prolonged for another 20-year period.
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.
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Tuesday warned during a visit to Russia's Kursk nuclear plant that its proximity to ongoing fighting was "extremely serious" following Ukraine's cross-border offensive into the southwestern Kursk region earlier this month.
Two years after laying the cornerstone for the production facility, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre inaugurated Morrow Batteries, Europe’s first giga...
It is a scenario the Russian side is taking seriously. Already Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, had begun withdrawing staff from the plant and Russian troops are hastily digging trenches around it