Nuclear Waste Transportations from Germany to Russia
and some other issues…
Ecodefense!
www.antiatom.ru
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Presentation
Depleted Uranium Hexofluoride (UF6) – Hazardous Waste
UF6 Transportations from Germany to Russia
Campaign Against Nuclear Transportations
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UF6 - Depleted Uranium Hexofluoride – Uranium TailsWhat happens at Gronau?
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UF6 - Depleted Uranium Hexofluoride – Uranium TailsWhat happens at Gronau?
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Depleted Uranium Hexofluoride (UF6) – Hazardous Waste
Radioactive (238U and 235U - α and γ-radiation)
Chemical hazard (UF6 + H2O HF, UO2F2)
HF ia a strong acidU acts as a heavy metal poison, accomulates
in bone, replacing Ca UO2F2 (Uranyl fluoride) easily absorbed into the blood
Fluorine contamination of water and soil
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Depleted Uranium Hexofluoride (UF6) – Hazardous Waste
It is clear that sudden release of large quantities of uranium hexafluoride if windborne could conceivably cause large numbers of casualities. In theory, such an occurance could in certain weather conditions produce lethal concentrations in places 20 miles (32 km) from the point of release.
A. Price (1978), BNFL, England
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UF6 Transportations - Railway
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UF6 Transportations - Railway
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UF6 Transportations from Germany to Russia Place of origin: URENCO Deutschland
GmbH, Gronau, NRW Targets:
Novouralsk Seversk Zelenogorsk Angarsk
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UF6 Transportations from Germany to Russia
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Risks during transportation of radioactive waste to Russia Railroad accidents Terrorists attack Lack of appropriate guarding (According to
nuclear industry, U-tails doesn’t need the guarding at all)
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Closed cities
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Closed cities
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Closed cities
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Closed cities
Lack of information Lack of public control Lack of democracy
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What happens in Russia
According to 2007 report by Peter Diehl, during last According to 2007 report by Peter Diehl, during last several years Urenco sends to Russia U-tails depleted several years Urenco sends to Russia U-tails depleted down to 0,224%. In that case, Russia does not re-enrich down to 0,224%. In that case, Russia does not re-enrich the tails for Urenco.the tails for Urenco.
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What happens in Russia
According to 2007 report by Peter Diehl, during last According to 2007 report by Peter Diehl, during last several years Urenco sends to Russia U-tails depleted several years Urenco sends to Russia U-tails depleted down to 0,224%. In that case, Russia does not re-enrich down to 0,224%. In that case, Russia does not re-enrich the tails for Urenco.the tails for Urenco.
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Storage – steel containers, 10-12 tons
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Storage:
Open air fields
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Storage:
Open air fields
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Risks during storage of U-tails in Russia Conventional fire Container corrosion Terrorists attack Plane crash
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Why Urenco is sending radioactive waste to Russia?
Price of disposal in Germany/EU is too high If radioactive waste will be disposed within the
EU borders, the price of Urenco’ production may become 5 times more expensive
Russia doesn’t charge for disposal of waste
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Why Russia accepts radioactive waste?
Art. 49 of the Law on environmental protection forbids the import of radioactive waste. But corruption allows nuclear industry to continue that business.
Russian nuclear industry has large enrichment facilities which aren’t used.
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Hazardous effects
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Campaign Against Nuclear Transportations Nuclear Transportations Report, Fall 2004 Anti-nuclear Camp at Novouralsk, August 2005 Rallies in front of Consulate and Embassy Round Table in St.Petersburg, June 2006 Camp in Seversk, July 2006 Rally in Gronau, Nov 2006 Rally in Irkutsk, Dec 2006 Strafanzeige, 2006
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Campaign Against Nuclear Transportations
A report “Nuclear waste import: minimal profit, maximal waste”. Vladimir Slivjak, Peter Diehl, Ecodefense, Moscow, 2004.
The first disclosure of the problem.
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Rally in Ekaterinburg, 2005
Urals is not Nuclear Dump; Foreign Uranium – Dirty Urals.
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Camp in Seversk, 2006
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Rally
in
Tomsk,
2006
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Rally
in
Tomsk,
2006
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Rally
in
Tomsk,
2006
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Rally
in
Tomsk,
2006
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Presentation of report in Tomsk
July 2006
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Press-conference and protests in Ekaterinburg attracted all kinds of media which delivered anti-nuclear message to over a million of people
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Rally in front of German Embassy in Moscow, 2006
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Rally in front of German Embassy in Moscow
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Rally in front of German Embassy in Moscow
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Rally in front of Urenco in Gronau, 2006
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Rally in front of Urenco in Gronau, 2006
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Strafanzeige gegen Urenco Deutschland GmbH und unbekannt
Was filed to the Prosecutor in Münster in November 2006
Accusation – illegal nuclear waste export Investigation is taking place The Prosecutor was going to close the case, but
we provided additional evidences The Prosecutor refused to meet
UF6 transportations via St.Petersburg
Андрей Ожаровский,<Экозащита!>, Россия
UF6 transportations via St.Petersburg
Антиядерное сопротивлениеАрхангельск-Северодвинск 2007.
Акция против строительства плавучей АЭС.
Символическое «решение» проблемы ядерных отходов!
Антиядерное сопротивление
Ростов-на-Дону, март 2007.
Пикет против строительства второго реактора на Волгодонской АЭС.
Антиядерное сопротивлениеМосква, февраль 2007.
Блокада главного входа в здание Федерального агентства по атомной энергии.
Антиядерное сопротивлениеМосква, февраль 2007.
Блокада главного входа в здание Федерального агентства по атомной энергии.
Участвуют представители 12 городов.
Антиядерное сопротивлениеБлокада посольства ФРГ
в Москве в знак протеста ввозу ядерных отходов.
Акции проходили (и проходят) также в СПб и Екатеринбурге
Антиядерное сопротивлениеАнгарск-Иркутск, июль-август, 2007.
Лагерь протеста против планов создания Международного центра по обогащению урана в Ангарске.
Антиядерное сопротивлениеАнгарск-Иркутск, июль-август, 2007.
Лагерь протеста против планов создания Международного центра по обогащению урана в Ангарске.
Антиядерное сопротивлениеАнгарск-Иркутск, июль-август, 2007.
Лагерь протеста против планов создания Международного центра по обогащению урана в Ангарске.
Насилие со стороны милиции – к сожалению не редкость.
Антиядерное сопротивление
Февраль 2007, Калининград.
Акция перед резиденцией Губернатора.
Результат – отказ от опасных планов на уровне правительства РФ.
kВ российских городах организован сбор подписей под открытками президенту Медведеву с требованием отказаться от планов строительства новых АЭС.
Отправлено более 5000 открыток.
Начинается сбор подписей в Калининградской области.
Antinuclear Movement – voice of Civil Society
Antinuclear Movement – voice of Civil Society
Antinuclear Movement – voice of Civil Society
Action to protect Baykal