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Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Norway on cooperation in the sphere of environmental protection in connection with recycling of the Russian nuclear submarines taken out of active service in the Northern region, and also improvement of nuclear and radiation safety

Document type
Bilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
May 26, 1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-149952)
Title (Other)

Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Королевства Норвегия о сотрудничестве в области охраны окружающей среды в связи с утилизацией российских атомных подводных лодок, выведенных из состава Военно-Морского Флота в северном регионе, и повышения ядерной и радиационной безопасности

Place of adoption
Moscow
Language
Russian
Entry into force
May 26, 1998
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Transport/storage Recycling/reuse Radiation Radioactive waste International agreement-text Waste management
Abstract

The Parties have agreed that Norway shall render free technical assistance to Russia in the form of delivery of equipment, technologies, finances and services for the purpose of the soonest, ecofriendly and economically substantiated recycling of the Russian nuclear submarines taken out of active service in the Northern region, including management of radioactive waste, and improvement of nuclear and radiation safety of nuclear plants and other nuclear sites (art. 1). The Parties shall cooperate for the realization of the following projects: 1) dismissal and putting out of operation the storage site of waste nuclear propellant of the Russian nuclear submarines in the Andreev bay (Murmansk region), and also elaboration of the methods of management thereof; 2) creation of interim storage point for waste nuclear propellant at the production plant “Mayak” (Chelyabinsk region); 3) projecting, construction and putting in operation temporary storage point for solid radioactive waste in the Andreev bay (Murmansk region); 4) recycling of depot ship “Lepse” (city of Murmansk); 5) modernization of liquid nuclear waste processing plant at the maintenance and technological enterprise “Atomflot” (city of Murmansk); 6) improvement of operating safety of the Kola nuclear power plant (city of Polyarnye Zori) (art. 2).

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