Bellona nuclear digest. May 2024
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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No serious radiation incidents in Murmansk in 2004
Publish date: January 13, 2005
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No serious radiation incidents in Murmansk in 2004
Head of the Murmansk department of the Inspection for radiation security, Vitalii Ustinov, says there were no serious incidents of radioactive pollution in 2004.
Ustinov also says the radiation security in the region is improving as the number of illegal radioactive waste discharges is decreasing. The companies began using more environmentally friendly technologies, although before the Inspection had to punish and force the companies, Regnum reported.
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UN ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic come into effect
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
Monthly Highlights from the Russian Arctic, May 2024
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.
Russia might restart the Ukrainian nuclear plant it seized, our new report shows
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...