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Publish date: May 7, 2003
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The submarine of 667b project was built at Sevmash in Severodvinsk in 1973. During 20 years of service for the Soviet Navy, it had gone overseas more than 20 times. In 1980, K-385 was the first submarine of the 667b project repaired at Zvezdochka. The submarine was taken out of service in November 1994. After missile compartments were cut off, K-385 was moored in Severodvinsk. Decommissioning began at Zvezochka in 1997. Now, as the decommissioning finished, the crew of K-385 handed to the museum at Zvezdochka an emergency signal buoy of the submarine.
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.