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A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Publish date: October 14, 2003
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The combine did not expect any shipments of spent nuclear fuel from Bulgaria this year, but because of an unpaid debt by Ukraine, the combine could suffer financial problems, and a decision was made for Zheleznogorsk to receive a part of the Bulgarian fuel originally destined for the Mayak reprocessing plant located in the Urals. This off-schedule delivery should save the Krasnoyarsk region’s budget $3.5m. Ukraine also is expected to pay its debt to the combine by the end of the year, adding $2.3m to the local budget. Bulgaria may send spent nuclear fuel one more time this year, Regnum.ru reported.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
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.
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...