The Russian Northern Fleet

Part of: Russian Navy

Vincent Basler

The Russian Northern Fleet is one of the biggest source of possible radioactive contamination in Russia. It encompasses five based near Arkangelsk and Murmansk. Of the some 116 vessels that have been decommissioned from the Northern fleet, 36 await dismantlement with their spent nuclear fuel (SNF) still on board. The Northern Fleet has received much more attention from donor nations so has a sounder infrastructure than the Pacific Fleet. But other problems, like temporary waste storage shortages continue to plague it.

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[ 05.08.2008 ]
Bellona and local residents demand swift removal Russia battle cruiser shipwreck in northern Norway
Equipment from the wreck of the derelict Russian battle cruiser Murmansk, which has foundered for the past 14 years off the Northeastern coast of Norway near the town of Sørvær contains radiation and numerous toxins, Norwegian officials said over the weekend.
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[ 23.05.2008 ]
Nuclear clean up ‘Master Plan’ for Northwest Russia lagging behind targets and lacking funding
MURMANSK – Representatives of the environmental community and the nuclear industry finally came together at the same table for a long awaited meeting to forward the so-called Master Plan for speeding up the tempo of ridding Northwest Russia of sources of radioactive contamination.
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[ 14.04.2008 ]
Arctic oil drilling threatens international radioactive contamination from old Soviet nuclear dump-sites
A Russian Academy of Sciences study indicates decades worth of nuclear reactor and radioactive waste dumping in the Kara Sea by the Russian Navy - as well as fallout from Soviet-era nuclear bomb test - could cause heightened levels of radioactive contamination when major Arctic oil drilling projects ramp up.
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[ 21.05.2008 ]
Sevmash rolling out more spent nuke fuel containers under a US contract

The Sevmash construction plant has signed a contract for production of 20 containers for storage of spent nuclear fuel, the Barents Observer reported,

[ 19.03.2008 ]
IAEA wraps up 10-day nuclear emergency response test in NW Russia

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conducted a review of Russia's emergency response plan for a radiation incident in a region that is home to aging nuclear submarines, United Press International reported.

[ 21.02.2008 ]
Norway puts up $24 million to help Andreyeva Bay clean up

Norway is to provide $2.4 million (58 million roubles) for the overhaul of the notorious Andreyeva Bay nuclear waste storage facility in northern Russia, a spokesman for the Murmansk Region governor said on Thursday, RIA Novosti reported.

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