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Publish date: December 5, 2006
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Sergey Kiriyenko said that it is a question nowadays how to use the system and potential of the ten closed cities in the development of nuclear industry. According to Kiriyenko, each city is to choose its own way in the future, either to shift gradually to the civil production and “open doors for business”, while the other cities like the Russian nuclear centres “would be closed forever and work for the defence capacity of Russia”, ITAR-TASS reported.
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.