News
Publish date: September 14, 2004
News
Four incidents at the Russian NPPs in August are subject to further investigation. On 7.08.2004 unit no.2 at Kursk NPP safety diesel power supply system was triggered for some reason. On 27.08.2004 unit no.4 was unloaded till 67% capacity due to main circulation pump shut down by the emergency system, which increased the water level in the steam generator PG-3. On 29.08.2004 turbo generator TG-3 of Kursk NPP was switched by the safety system due to the loss of the generator excitation. On the same day, turbo generator TG-7 at unit no.4 of the Leningrad NPP was switched off by the electric circuit safety system and then the reactor was shut down by the automatic safety system. Radiation levels reportedly remained normal.
On 2.08.2004 a railway car with uranium hexafluoride containers derailed in St Petersburg, but the cargo remained on the car, the Russian Nuclear Regulatory 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.