Russian eco-policies are shaped by climate scepticism

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Potential Risk ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Nuclear Submarine ◽  
Foreign Agent ◽  
Content Type

Subject The Russian government's environmental priorities. Significance The success of Russia's Ecology Year in 2017 was limited by budget shortages, controversy around waste management projects and official lack of concern about climate change. 'Foreign agent' legislation has forced many NGOs working on environmental matters to shut down or curtail their operations. Impacts Official reticence on the 2017 discovery of high levels of ruthenium-106 near a Urals nuclear plant reflects acute political sensitivities. The Arctic is a focus for hydrocarbons development but few technologies exist to deal with oil spills in its waters. Reprocessing spent nuclear submarine fuel at Andreyeva Bay will take another ten years owing to damaged caskets. The import of spent nuclear fuel, legalised in 2001, is another potential risk to the environment.

Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel in the Arctic Far North

1997 ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
A. P. Hoskins ◽  
R. A. Rankin ◽  
B. G. Motes ◽  
J. O. Carlson ◽  
C. W. Lagle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Far North ◽  
Interim Storage

Site Investigations of Potential Repository Sites in Sweden

2003 ◽  
Vol 807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Wikberg ◽  
Kaj Ahlbom ◽  
Olle Olsson
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Site Investigation ◽  
Management Programme ◽  
Nuclear Waste Management ◽  
Geologic Repository ◽  
The Public ◽  
Site Investigations

ABSTRACTThe Swedish nuclear waste management programme has entered the site investigation phase. Early 2002 SKB received permission from the municipalities of Östhammar and Oskarshamn to perform site investigations for a potential deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. The goal of the site investigation phase is to obtain a permit to build the deep repository for spent nuclear fuel. In parallel with the investigations, consultations will be held with county administrative boards, regulatory authorities and municipalities, as well as with members of the public.

Technology Development to Support OCRWM Transportation Activities

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
William H. Lake ◽  
Nancy Slater-Thompson ◽  
Ned Larson ◽  
Franchone Oshinowo
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Yucca Mountain ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
High Level ◽  
Transportation Program

Technology development activities are being conducted by the Department of Energy, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management to support spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste transport to the federal repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada in 2010. The paper discusses the motivation for pursuing transport technologies for a private sector operated transportation program, and describes some of the current technologies being pursued.

Sea route and energy are key to Russia's Arctic vision

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Liquefied Natural Gas ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Control

Subject Russian Arctic update. Significance Russia has identified two key national interests in the Arctic, hydrocarbons development and control over sea routes, and has worked consistently to advance them. Often seen as aggressive by NATO states, Russian efforts to rebuild military capabilities after decades of underfunding are in large part designed to consolidate Moscow's claim to exercise jurisdiction over its Arctic waterway and increase exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), oil and coal along it. Impacts Russia's new floating nuclear power plant is the first in a series designed to assist remote communities and extractive projects. Warships are being used to stop and inspect small boats in a sign of Moscow's assertion of its claim to control its waters. Russia is part of the MOSAiC project to study the central Arctic and gain insights on climate change.

Russia will lag on climate action despite policy shift

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Russian Government ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Policy Shift ◽  
International Climate

Subject Climate change policy views in Russia. Significance After years of delay, the Russian government has acceded to the Paris Agreement to limit global warming. This is a positive step, although the decision is more symbolism than substance. Moscow's obligations under the agreement are very limited and powerful domestic interests are obstructing implementation of a more active climate policy. Impacts Due to warming in the Arctic, Russia plans to increase cargo traffic along its Arctic maritime route to 80 million tonnes per year by 2024. As Russia promotes itself as an international climate leader, state-owned Rusnano is promoting high-tech solutions to emissions reductions. Objections to radical policy change will not be couched in the language of climate change denial.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF THE SAFETY CULTURE AT THE RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL DISPOPSAL FACILITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 96 (9) ◽  
pp. 888-892
Author(s):  
Aleksandr F. Bobrov ◽  
S. M. Kiselev ◽  
V. U. Shcheblanov
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Radioactive Waste Management ◽  
Far Eastern

The paper deals with the quantitative assessment of the safety culture at facilities involved in the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste. Based on the method of the “internal” assessment of the safety culture, being developed in the A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Centre, Moscow, 123182, Russian Federation, the comprehensive evaluation of the safety culture has been carried out with respect to the personnel of the following facilities: the Northwest Center for Radioactive Waste Management - SevRAO (NWC SevRAO) and the Far Eastern Center for Radioactive Waste Management- DalRAO (FEC DalRAO), which are subsidiaries of the RosRAO Enterprise.

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