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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 12, 2005
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Now specialists are to choose a site for the plant. Closed military area Vidyaevo has a deep harbor suitable for tankers. There is a developed transport, energy, living, and social infrastructure in Vidyaevo. Its disadvantage is a long distance from the Shtockman field (638 metres) and the need to build a special site for the plant, Regnum informs.
Territory of Teriberka is flat and good for the plant site location; it is closer to the Shtockman field (533 metres) than Vidyaevo. The disadvantages of the territory are: no needed moorings, foggy and windy navigational conditions, undeveloped transport, energy, living, and social infrastructure. Some Teriberka inhabitants protest against the plants construction, as it requires demolishing several houses, and resettling their owners.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
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.
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...