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Publish date: October 9, 2003
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Nuclear submarine of 667B project, class Delta-I, joined the Russian navy back in 1973. After completing repairs at Zvezdochka in 1992, K-447 returned to its base in January 1993, and now, 10 years later, it awaits dismantling moored in Severodvinsk. The dismantlement is financed through the US-sponsored Cooperative Threat Reduction program.
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.