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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.
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.