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Publish date: April 23, 1997
Written by: Igor Kudrik
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During 1997 federal executive bodies are to submit budgets for programs related to decommissioning of nuclear installations and handling of radioactive waste and nuclear materials for the years 1998-2000, with a long-term perspective till 2010.
Local administrations whith nuclear installations on their territory, are recommended to include expenses on decommissioning and handling of radioactive waste in their budgets.
The first governmental decree on decommissioning of nuclear-powered submarines was no. 1095- 296, adopted in 1986 by the Central Committee of the USSR Communist party. As a follow-up, there were two additional government decrees, issued in 1992 and in 1993, regulating the process of decommissioning of laid-up subs. In addition to the decrees, at least three federal programs have described measures necessary to take in different areas of Russia in order to ensure radiation safety, including construction of proper storage facilities for radioactive waste. As a rule these programs failed to be financed.
Recent attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant "mark the beginning of a new and gravely dangerous front of the war," the UN atomic agency's director general said last week.
After years of inaction, Germany is working on its Carbon Management Strategy to resolve how CCS can play a role in climate action in industry. At the end of February, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action published first key points and a proposal to amend the law Kohlenstoffdioxid Speicherungsgesetz (KSpG). Bellona Deutschland, who was actively involved in the previous stakeholder dialogue submitted a statement in the association hearing.
In the midst of a global discussion on whether natural gas should be used as a transitional fuel and whether emissions from its extraction, production, transport and use are significantly less than those from other fossil fuels, Russia has developed ambitious plans to increase its own production of liquified natural gas (LNG) in the Arctic – a region with 75% of proven gas reserves in Russia – to raise its share in the international gas trade.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our main focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution risks and climate change.