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Publish date: October 8, 2003
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Russian nuclear minister Alexander Rumyantsev stated that at the final meeting at the IAEA headquarters on September 16th, ITAR-TASS reported. According to Rumyantsev, Russia dismantles 15 nuclear submarines annually in the north-west Russia and Far East. Recently our European neighbours and Japan expressed their intentions to help Russia with this issue and allocate money for retired nuclear submarines dismantling added the minister. But the Japanese money can cover only one nuclear submarine dismantling.
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.