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02.09.2010
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Radwaste processing plant at Russian military shipyard catches fire
A fire broke out at the radioactive sorting plant at Polyarny shipyard on the Kola Peninsula on the morning of August 27th. The fire was extinguished several hours later. Reports indicate a rise in the background radiation on the plant’s premises and Russian are officials keeping a tight lid on information.
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12.08.2010
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Russia commemorates 10th anniversary of Kursk disaster
Ceremonies are being held in Russia and on board its naval vessels to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the disaster of the Oscar Class II cruise missile Kursk nuclear submarine, which sank on August 12th 2000 during naval exercises in the Barents Sea, killing 118 sailors in one of the Russian nuclear navy’s biggest calamities.
Source: Shiprepairing yard Nerpa, Murmansk Region.
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11.08.2010
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Emergency drill at Russia’s Nerpa yard makes for a nice show, but is Russia prepared to handle a real radiation accident?
MURMANSK/ST. PETERSBURG – A recent radiation accident response drill at the shiprepairing yard Nerpa in Russia’s far northern Murmansk Region – one of the sites where aged Russian nuclear submarines and nuclear service vessels undergo dismantlement – seems to have been successful enough to convince international observers Nerpa is fully prepared for emergencies involving accidental release of radiation. In reality, alas, no accident response is ever so smooth, experts warn.
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30.09.2009
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Russia says it will dismantle 191 derelict subs by 2010
ST PETERSBURG - Russia’s state-run nuclear power corporation Rosatom will dismantle 191 out of 198 decommissioned nuclear submarines by 2010, a A Rosatom report said Tuesday, according to RIA Novosti.
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12.08.2009
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Ships and subs from Russia’s Nothern Naval Fleet join in search for hijacked vessel
Russia's navy has been deployed to find a ship reportedly hijacked three weeks ago in the Baltic Sea, the BBC reported.
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30.03.2009
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Russia to build six subs with long-range missiles
Russia will build at least six nuclear-powered submarines with long-range cruise missiles for its navy, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told the Itar-Tass news agency.
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