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Publish date: June 10, 2005
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On June 1, 2005, the Kola NPP units no. 2,3,4 were in operation. Plant load comprises 861 MW according to the dispatcher’s output-to-grid-limitations. On May 31, 2005 unit no.1 maintenance was finalized. The unit was under planned maintenance planned since April 28, in accordance with the annual repair schedule for 2005. According to unit no.1 start-up program all necessary hydraulic and safety system tests were performed. In line with the load schedule unit no.1 was put into cold shutdown mode.
Throughout the past year, our mission at the Bellona Environmental Transparency Center has focused on two key, but intertwined issues—nuclear and radiation safety as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on, and the worldwide influence of Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, which itself is actively involved in the war and has participated in the occupation of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant.
At the beginning of the year, reports in the German and Russian press suggested an approximate 70% increase in uranium imports from Russia to Germany in 2024. But does this reflect broader European trends? It does not. Overall, imports of uranium and nuclear fuel from Russia to Western countries actually dropped sharply in 2024. Unlike the situation in Germany, this is already an established trend.
A Lingen, Germany plant could begin producing nuclear fuel in cooperation with a subsidiary of Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear corporation, which is directly involved in the war in Ukraine and occupying the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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.