Northern Fleet radwaste and spent nuclear fuel
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One of the biggest challenges faced by Russia today is finding clean and reliable storage for radwaste and spent nuclear fuel (SNF) produced by the Northern Fleet. Programmes like the Masterplan for Northwest Russia, developed by the Russian government and and the American Military Environmental Co-operation (AMEC) programme, have addressed this issue for years and AMEC has built special containers for the Navy in which radwaste and SNF is shipped for reprocessing. But still, the problem is wide spread and a final solution for the waste must be found.
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.
The first batch consisting of eight reactor compartments from nuclear submarines will be delivered to the long-term onshore storage facility in Sayda bay, Murmansk region, in April-May 2006.
Minister for atomic energy of Russian Federation stated on April 21 that his ministry would overtake the spent nuclear fuel handling responsibility from the Navy, reported RIA Novosti.
- Andreyeva Bay
Consists of
- The Russian Northern Fleet