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Publish date: March 24, 2004
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The Russian State Nuclear Regulatory performed 299 inspections to reveal the level of nuclear sites physical protection and detected 175 violations in 2003. In 2002 and 2003 only one violation of class A was registered, which led to overexposure of the testing operators and three radiation incidents concerning excess of the radiation control levels during operation with radioactive substances.
According to Malyshev, the Russian nuclear plants experienced rise in the number of the violations from 39 in 2002 to 51 in 2003. Malyshev assumed that this rise is connected with the 4.6% increase of energy generation at the nuclear plants. He also stated that unit no.1 of the Kursk NPP was launched without proper adjusting of the operating licence. An investigation was conducted and the measures were taken added Malyshev.
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.