Bellona nuclear digest. July 2024
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Publish date: June 15, 2007
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Construction had been allowed by order of City Building and Architecture Committee in February of this year. The Prosecutor’s office took Greenpeace’s side, forcing the City Building and Architecture Committee chairman to stop breaking the law. On February 5th, 2007 the very same committee published order no. 122, confirming the temporary bylaw for building gas stations in St. Petersburg, in recreation areas that have city parks, gardens, squares. The order violates the Russian Federation City Building Code and St. Petersburg law on protecting areas of vegetation, since recreation areas are meant strictly for relaxation.
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.