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A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Publish date: September 9, 2003
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The checks are being carried out in the western part of the Kara Sea, deputy emergency minister Mikhail Faleyev told journalists. This is the area near former nuclear test site at Novaya Zemlya archipelago where K-27 nuclear submarine and one reactor from K-254 were disposed of in early 1980s. The disposal method involved sinking the sub and the reactor. The Emergency Ministry specialists will have to examine potentially dangerous sites, define the grade of their danger, and also find out the level of sea water and sediment pollution. After completing the expedition all the data will be included into the Register of Underwater Potentially Dangerous Objects. The specialists are conducting the research with the help of mobile complex of marine radiation control and remote controlled submersible AQUA-CHS, designed by Science Research Institute of Special Machinery Construction at the Moscow State Technical University. It was tested at the Black Sea prior to the current expedition.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
Transport on the Northern Sea Route is not sustainable, and Kirkenes must not become a potential hub for transport along the Siberian coast. Bellona believes this is an important message Norway should deliver in connection with the Prime Minister's visit to China. In an open letter to Jonas Gahr Støre, Bellona asks the Prime Minister to make it clear that the Chinese must stop shipping traffic through the Northeast Passage.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has published a new report on its efforts to ensure nuclear safety and security during the conflict in Ukraine, with the agency’s director-general warning that the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station remains “precarious and very fragile.”
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.