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  International Institute for Strategic Studies - Regional Cooperation in the Sphere of Nuclear Safety: a Case Study of ...
Different types of nuclear-related work are carried out in Severodvinsk’s naval yards, such as: the transportation and loading of fresh nuclear fuel; starting up reactors for operation; unloading spent fuel; loading spent fuel into consignments for transportation and storage; transhipment of the consignments to special trains and dispatch for reprocessing at the Mayak reprocessing plant.
Severodvinsk is the main point for dismantling nuclear submarines decommissioned by the Russian Navy.
The complicated ecological situation in Severodvinsk is made worse by the fact that at the end of 2001, the governor of Archangelsk Oblast, A. Efremov, and the Russian Federation Minister for Atomic Energy, A. Rumyantsev, signed a declaration of intent to build an atomic power station in Archangelsk Oblast.
www.iiss.org /publications/russian-regional-perspectives-journal/volume-1---issue-1/regional-cooperation---nuclear-safety   (2323 words)

  
  Severodvinsk
Severodvinsk was built to make the Northern Fleet independent of the Baltic shipyards and serves as the principal Russian shipyard for the Northern Fleet.
Severodvinsk is a second largest city in the Archangelsk region, with a population of 240,000 people.
The fourth-generation Project 885 Severodvinsk, which was laid down on 21 December 1993, is the follow-on to the Akula class of multipurpose nuclear attack submarine.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/russia/severodvinsk.htm   (1454 words)

  
 Chap. 6: Decommissioning of nuclear submarines - The Russian Northern Fleet
There are clear signs of air bubbles in the water around the Yankee class submarine moored closest to the pier on the left side, a strong indication that the vessel's hull is not airtight.
Severodvinsk is also the only place in Russia where new nuclear submarines continue to be built.
Reactor compartments which are processed in Severodvinsk and Nerpa are towed to Sayda Bay where they are moored to piers for temporary storage until a permanent facility can be established.
spb.org.ru /bellona/ehome/russia/nfl/nfl6.htm   (6288 words)

  
 Severodvinsk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Severodvinsk (Russian: Северодви́нск) is a city in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.
Several decades later, the walls and towers were built of timber; the best preserved of these towers was transported by the Soviets to Kolomenskoe, Moscow, where it may be seen to this day.
The modern city of Severodvinsk was developed in the Soviet period.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Severodvinsk   (538 words)

  
 History of Severodvinsk (English)
History of building Severodvinsk is similar to that of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Turksib, and Magnitka.
The first builders of Severodvinsk were a few of the Komsomol members as well as thousands of prisoners of Yagrinlag who were brought there without their own will.
Living in the tents among the cold, wet swamps inhabited with mosquitoes, they built 50-km railroad in just 4 months that was open in November 1936.
www.ru-sever.narod.ru /history2.htm   (636 words)

  
 Graney Class - Project 885 Yasen
According to Western intelligence estimates the Severodvinsk was assessed as probably being only slightly quieter than the improved Akula.
The Severodvinsk had been scheduled to be commissioned before 1998.
As of September 2004 work was said to be moving forward, on a rather rapid pace compared to the older speed of building.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/russia/885.htm   (311 words)

  
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The first of class, the Severodvinsk, was laid down in December 1993 but work has been slow due to funding problems.
However, these reports have been proven to be false: in June 2001 it was stated by the C-in-C of the Russian Navy, Admiral Kuroyedov, that the Severodvinsk was ready to put to sea for trials, albeit not fully outfitted with equipment.
The Severodvinsk will be the quietest submarine ever put in service by the Russians, and some American officials have stated she will be as quiet or quieter than the Seawolf.
www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/9-53.aspx   (355 words)

  
 Third nuclear submarine of the fourth generation laid down in Severodvinsk - Bellona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Two similar submarines are already being built at the plant to be put into operation in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister General Alexey Moskovsky and Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Masorin attended the keel-laying ceremony for the Vladimir Monomakh, one of the submarines to be built under the Borey project, in Severodvinsk on March 19.
The Vladimir Monomakh is the third submarine of the Borey project.
bellona.com /news/Third_nuclear_submarine_of_the_fourth_generation_laid_down_in_Severodvinsk   (302 words)

  
 Severodvinsk - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Severodvinsk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Severodvinsk lies on the White Sea at the mouth of the Northern Dvina River.
It has industries manufacturing metal goods, building materials, foodstuffs, and furniture.
Severodvinsk is one of the main submarine bases for the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Severodvinsk   (115 words)

  
 NucNews - January 7, 2000
Until 1989, the large Zvezdochka yard in Severodvinsk serviced four nuclear submarines a year, whereas during 1992-1993, only one submarine was serviced.[404] In 1994, no submarines were serviced at all.
Severodvinsk lies on the White sea 35 kilometres west of Arkhangelsk.
In accordance with a governmental decree of 1992, the Severodvinsk yards have served as the main centre for the decommissioning of nuclear submarines.[439] Sevmash, which previously was dedicated solely to new construction projects, now also undertakes the decommissioning and dismantling of submarines with titanium hulls.
nucnews.net /nucnews/2000nn/0001nn/000107nn.htm   (12903 words)

  
 Russia
The mayor of Severodvinsk has introduced a new council of chairmen, which is composed of the directors of the Sevmash, Zvezdochka, Arktika, and Polyarnaya Zvezda Shipyards as well as the commander of the Belomorsk Naval Base along with a number of other enterprise directors.
Severodvinsk shipyards are anticipating a better financial year due to a surprisingly large 1999 federal budget allocation.
The Severodvinsk City Council initially made the request on 25 September 1997, petitioning the Arkhangelsk Oblast administration, the Arkhangelsk Oblast Deputies' Council, the Russian Ministry of Defense, and the Russian Ministry of the Economy.
www.nti.org /db/nisprofs/russia/naval/nucflt/norflt/sevmash.htm   (7475 words)

  
 Submarines: general information | Russian Arms, Military Technology, Analysis of Russia's Military Forces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Today, only the Severodvinsk yard is in operation with a maximum production of one or two submarines a year.
A seventh Typhoon class submarine was under construction at the Severodvinsk shipyard, but the work was halted, ostensibly due to the political changes in the Soviet Union towards the end of the 1980s.
The latter four have the classification Severodvinsk-I. It is not known how the two submarine projects differ from one another.
warfare.ru /?lang=&linkid=1756&catid=243   (2261 words)

  
 Naval Construction Programs 1995
Dubbed Project 885, Severodvinsk is the follow-on to the Akula class of multipurpose nuclear attack submarine.
Severodvinsk will pack quite a punch, with six torpedo tubes of both 650mm and 533mm diameters which will be able to fire wake-homing, acoustic, and high-speed torpedoes, along with tube-launched missiles.
Severodvinsk is the primary shipyard for the Russian Navy, which is now responsible for all nuclear submarine production, as well as Russian Navy diesel submarines.
www.webcom.com /~amraam/build.html   (1548 words)

  
 Graney Class - Project 885 Yasen
According to Western intelligence estimates the Severodvinsk was assessed as probably being only slightly quieter than the improved Akula.
Work on the Severodvinsk, the only submarine of this class, started in 1992 and ceased in 1996 due to finanacial problems.
The Severodvinsk had been scheduled to be commissioned before 1998.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/885.htm   (150 words)

  
 Portsmouth Herald Local News: Russian environmental whistle-blower to visit Seacoast
Nikitin, currently a visiting scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., is a leader in Russia's environmental and human rights movements.
Severodvinsk, a sister city of Portsmouth, is on the White Sea in Russia's far northwest.
Its student program is the first of its kind between youth from America and Severodvinsk.
www.seacoastonline.com /2002news/2_7f.htm   (970 words)

  
 Pravda.RU World's largest submarine launched in Severodvinsk today
The visit is very important for Sevmashpredpriyatiye, because the officials who arrived in Severodvinsk are authorized to negotiate the settlement of governmental debts to the Russian Center of Nuclear Shipbuilding (the enterprise is the core of the Center).
The Severodvinsk school was closed for a really common reason, lack of financing More details...
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is prepared to hold a referendum, in accordance with the terms of the Venezuelan Constitution, to check the spirit of his nation after the attempted coup d’etat on 11th April, whose origins are still under investigation.
newsfromrussia.com /main/2002/06/26/31194.html   (2414 words)

  
 Russia
On 19 March 2003 the Severodvinsk city court convicted 11 members of a criminal group of stealing a nuclear submarine rudder blade from the Sevmashpredpriyatiya military wharf on 16 July 2001.
Businessman Aleksandr Stepochkin, who has a prior record of extortion, and Aleksey Menshikov, an employee of the wharf, were sentenced to six years in jail for organizing the theft, while the others received from three to five years for their complicity in the crime.
According to Andrey Mikhaylov, a journalist with Severodvinsk's Severnyy rabochiy newspaper, an announcement regarding the establishment of a SevRAO office in Severodvinsk was made during a meeting of a Russian-Norwegian group dedicated to preventing radioactive contamination of the Arctic, reported Rosbalt on 15 May 2001.
www.nti.org /db/nisprofs/russia/naval/nucflt/norflt/severodv.htm   (1318 words)

  
 Local: Russians welcomed in city
Serquei Borsky, the assistant mayor of Severodvinsk who spoke through an interpreter, told those gathered of the importance of learning about each other through similar programs.
Edward Baal, the deputy director of the shipyard in Severodvinsk, said people are curious about how the other culture lives.
The Severodvinsk contingent presented the city with a map and photo book of their city as well as a handcrafted wooden box.
archive.seacoastonline.com /2000news/2_18a.htm   (660 words)

  
 Local: Russians welcomed in city
Serquei Borsky, the assistant mayor of Severodvinsk who spoke through an interpreter, told those gathered of the importance of learning about each other through similar programs.
Edward Baal, the deputy director of the shipyard in Severodvinsk, said people are curious about how the other culture lives.
The Severodvinsk contingent presented the city with a map and photo book of their city as well as a handcrafted wooden box.
www.seacoastonline.com /2000news/2_18a.htm   (660 words)

  
 India, Russia & Advanced Nuclear Subs - - Naval Forces | Defence Talk Forum
According to Russky Telegraph, the hulls of the submarines laid down in India (ATV) are almost blueprints of the newest Russian attack submarine, the Severodvinsk-class, which is currently under construction in Severodvinsk, Arkhangel'sk County.
The Severodvinsk is a state-of-the art submarine that allegedly is so quiet that it eliminates the United States technical lead in this area, and it is armed with the new 650mm Shkval rocket that travels at 200 knots underwater
Few years agp, a group of Indian officers arrived to Severodvinsk and settled down on Yagry island where Zvezdochka shipyard is located.
www.defencetalk.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2152   (2698 words)

  
 Strategic Affairs - Weapons & Equipment
The same reports indicate submarine nuclear power installations to be beyond the capabilities of Indian designers, pointing to a need to obtain complete constructions from Russia.
ACCORDING to Russky Telegraph, the hulls of the submarines laid down in India are almost blueprints of the newest Russian attack submarine, the Severodvinsk-class, which is currently under construction in Severodvinsk, Arkhangel'sk County.
IN 1997, a group of Indian officers arrived to Severodvinsk and settled down on Yagry island where Zvezdochka shipyard is located.
www.stratmag.com /issueOct-15/page02.htm   (1076 words)

  
 TYPE 667 "DELTA" CLASS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The submarines were built at the Severodvinsk Shipyard from 1981 to 1992.
Expected to be back in service by late 2001 it may augment or replace the Yankee Stretch for underwater research operations; acting as a mother ship for the 'Paltus' class in the Northern Fleet.
All built at Severodvinsk and launched at the rate of about one per year.
www.aeronautics.ru /archive/fleet/russian/667.htm   (1197 words)

  
 Naval Technology - SSGN Oscar II Class (Project 949.A); (Kursk) - Cruise Missile Submarine
In the late 1990s it completed several new submarines of the third generation Oscar II.
11 of the larger Oscar II submarines were built between 1985 and 1999 at the Sevmash yard in Severodvinsk.
The larger Oscar II submarines were built between 1985 and 1999 at the Sevmash yard in Severodvinsk.
www.naval-technology.com /projects/oscar   (937 words)

  
 Yulia Sukhodoevskaya aka Yulia Nasonova from Severodvinsk, Russia - SCAM ALERT
After a few months of using regular post for our correspondence I grew weary of the waiting and suggested that I would help her have a telephone installed in her apartment.
I also sent her information on where she could find internet access in Severodvinsk and suggested she try e-mail.
Suddenly she had a co-worker/friend that would let her use her e-mail and she was willing to hook up the phone if I was willing to help.
www.russian-detective.com /black_lists/individ/new/sukhodoevskaya/yulia_sukhodoevskaya.htm   (551 words)

  
 Russian models of submarines
Polar Bear company located in Severodvinsk, Russia is proud to offer collectible models of Russian submarines built by Sevmash company during 1950-90s at Severodvinsk shipyard.
Our models make a beautiful and unique gift for the visitors of Severodvinsk, submarine models' collectors and those interested in history of Russian fleet.
The models are sized to 1/400 scale and some models can be scaled to 1/96-1/200-1/800 of actual size.
tok.severodvinsk.ru /subs.htm   (202 words)

  
 - CDI Russia Weekly #228
One reason can be found in the Russian city of Severodvinsk, the center of the Russian ship-building industry.
This city is celebrated for the defense technology that was built on its docks.
The nuclear submarine missile cruiser TK-20 is the sixth (the last) of the Typhoon series that were built on Sevmash Enterprise in Severodvinsk.
www.cdi.org /russia/228-9.cfm   (780 words)

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