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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: December 16, 2003
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Japan allocated the funds under the Russian-Japanese project The Star of Hope. The decision to scrap one nuclear submarine using the joint Russian-Japanese funding was made in February 2003 and the Executive Agreement about Nuclear Submarine Dismantling was signed in June. There are 42 nuclear submarines taken out of service at the Pacific Fleet, 36 of them are half-afloat. It was registered 3 accidents on the retired submarines leading to the radioactive discharge in the recent years, Vostok-Media reported.
The Japanese government allocated 20.4 billion yen (about $170m) to provide assistance to Russia in disposal of nuclear weapons, Nuclear.ru reported. Out this amount 4.2 million yen were spent to build the Landysh liquid radioactive waste processing facility at the shipyard Zvezda. The facility is a part of the infrastructure that ensures safe handling of radioactive waste, their temporary storage on the site and shipment to permanent storage facilities. The construction of the facilities took seven years with the financial assistance provided by the USA and Japan.
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.