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Publish date: February 14, 2003
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The Olenaya bay base point was put in use in 1956 as a base for diesel-powered submarines. Nuclear-powered submarines have been stationed here since 1963
At present, submarines of Delta-IV class, Delta-III class and Yankee class are based here. Recently a new facility for removing spent nuclear fuel was built at the base and there are at least four laid-up submarines at this base point.
Olenaya bay has its own radiation safety service with floating containers for liquid radioactive waste at its disposal. In addition, 200m³ of liquid radioactive waste and 2,037m³ of solid radioactive waste are stored in other facilities.
Olenaya bay has a facility for removing spent nuclear fuel from submarines. The service ships PM-12, PM-50, PM-78 and PM-128 are often based here in accordance with this work.
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.