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Publish date: April 18, 2005
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The repairs should take 40 days and finish on April 27. The reactor should receive fresh nuclear fuel during the maintenance. The equipment inside the reactor and the turbines will be also inspected, RIA-Novosti reported. The other three units at the Kola NPP remain in operation.
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.