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RUSSIA TO RAISE TWO SUNKEN SUBS TO PREVENT RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 11, 2012 - 16:44 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian Defense Ministry is planning to raise
and scrap two sunken nuclear submarines in the northern Barents and
Kara seas in order to prevent potential radioactive pollution of the
area, RIA Novosti reported citing the Izvestia newspaper.
The ministry will announce an international tender, which may include
companies from the France, the Netherlands, South Korea and United
States, as the Russian Navy does not have the necessary equipment
to carry out deep-sea salvage operations, Izvestia said, citing a
military source.
The B-159 (K-159), a November class nuclear submarine, sank in the
Barents Sea in August 2003, 790 feet (238 m) down, with nine of her
crew and 1760 lbs (800 kg) of spent nuclear fuel, while being moved
for dismantling.
The K-27 was an experimental attack submarine built in 1962 and
decommissioned in 1979 due to its troublesome nuclear reactors. Her
reactor compartment was sealed and the submarine was scuttled in the
eastern Kara Sea in 1982 at the depth of 220 feet (75 m).
After the sinking of the Kursk nuclear submarine in 2000, Russia has
bought a number of deep-sea submersibles from the UK and Iceland,
but these vessels are designed for search-and-rescue operations rather
han salvage work.
Two Dutch companies, Mammoet and Smit International, contracted by
the Russian government, salvaged the Kursk in 2001.
Meanwhile, the wreck of another sunken submarine, the Komsomolets,
will most likely forever remain at the site where it sank in a 1989
accident, as a salvage operation would be too costly and dangerous.
The K-278 Komsomolets nuclear submarine sank in the Norwegian Sea
on April 7, 1989, south of Bear Island. The submarine sank with its
active reactor and two nuclear warheads on board, and lies at a depth
of 5,560 feet (1,685 m).
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From: Mihran Keheyian
Subject: Russia to raise two sunken subs to prevent radioactive pollution
Russia to raise two sunken subs to prevent radioactive pollution
October 11, 2012 - 16:44 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian Defense Ministry is planning to raise
and scrap two sunken nuclear submarines in the northern Barents and
Kara seas in order to prevent potential radioactive pollution of the
area, RIA Novosti reported citing the Izvestia newspaper.
The ministry will announce an international tender, which may include
companies from the France, the Netherlands, South Korea and United
States, as the Russian Navy does not have the necessary equipment to
carry out deep-sea salvage operations, Izvestia said, citing a
military source.
The B-159 (K-159), a November class nuclear submarine, sank in the
Barents Sea in August 2003, 790 feet (238 m) down, with nine of her
crew and 1760 lbs (800 kg) of spent nuclear fuel, while being moved
for dismantling.
The K-27 was an experimental attack submarine built in 1962 and
decommissioned in 1979 due to its troublesome nuclear reactors. Her
reactor compartment was sealed and the submarine was scuttled in the
eastern Kara Sea in 1982 at the depth of 220 feet (75 m).
After the sinking of the Kursk nuclear submarine in 2000, Russia has
bought a number of deep-sea submersibles from the UK and Iceland, but
these vessels are designed for search-and-rescue operations rather
than salvage work.
Two Dutch companies, Mammoet and Smit International, contracted by the
Russian government, salvaged the Kursk in 2001.
Meanwhile, the wreck of another sunken submarine, the Komsomolets,
will most likely forever remain at the site where it sank in a 1989
accident, as a salvage operation would be too costly and dangerous.
The K-278 Komsomolets nuclear submarine sank in the Norwegian Sea on
April 7, 1989, south of Bear Island. The submarine sank with its
active reactor and two nuclear warheads on board, and lies at a depth
of 5,560 feet (1,685 m).
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 11, 2012 - 16:44 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian Defense Ministry is planning to raise
and scrap two sunken nuclear submarines in the northern Barents and
Kara seas in order to prevent potential radioactive pollution of the
area, RIA Novosti reported citing the Izvestia newspaper.
The ministry will announce an international tender, which may include
companies from the France, the Netherlands, South Korea and United
States, as the Russian Navy does not have the necessary equipment
to carry out deep-sea salvage operations, Izvestia said, citing a
military source.
The B-159 (K-159), a November class nuclear submarine, sank in the
Barents Sea in August 2003, 790 feet (238 m) down, with nine of her
crew and 1760 lbs (800 kg) of spent nuclear fuel, while being moved
for dismantling.
The K-27 was an experimental attack submarine built in 1962 and
decommissioned in 1979 due to its troublesome nuclear reactors. Her
reactor compartment was sealed and the submarine was scuttled in the
eastern Kara Sea in 1982 at the depth of 220 feet (75 m).
After the sinking of the Kursk nuclear submarine in 2000, Russia has
bought a number of deep-sea submersibles from the UK and Iceland,
but these vessels are designed for search-and-rescue operations rather
han salvage work.
Two Dutch companies, Mammoet and Smit International, contracted by
the Russian government, salvaged the Kursk in 2001.
Meanwhile, the wreck of another sunken submarine, the Komsomolets,
will most likely forever remain at the site where it sank in a 1989
accident, as a salvage operation would be too costly and dangerous.
The K-278 Komsomolets nuclear submarine sank in the Norwegian Sea
on April 7, 1989, south of Bear Island. The submarine sank with its
active reactor and two nuclear warheads on board, and lies at a depth
of 5,560 feet (1,685 m).
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From: Mihran Keheyian
Subject: Russia to raise two sunken subs to prevent radioactive pollution
Russia to raise two sunken subs to prevent radioactive pollution
October 11, 2012 - 16:44 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian Defense Ministry is planning to raise
and scrap two sunken nuclear submarines in the northern Barents and
Kara seas in order to prevent potential radioactive pollution of the
area, RIA Novosti reported citing the Izvestia newspaper.
The ministry will announce an international tender, which may include
companies from the France, the Netherlands, South Korea and United
States, as the Russian Navy does not have the necessary equipment to
carry out deep-sea salvage operations, Izvestia said, citing a
military source.
The B-159 (K-159), a November class nuclear submarine, sank in the
Barents Sea in August 2003, 790 feet (238 m) down, with nine of her
crew and 1760 lbs (800 kg) of spent nuclear fuel, while being moved
for dismantling.
The K-27 was an experimental attack submarine built in 1962 and
decommissioned in 1979 due to its troublesome nuclear reactors. Her
reactor compartment was sealed and the submarine was scuttled in the
eastern Kara Sea in 1982 at the depth of 220 feet (75 m).
After the sinking of the Kursk nuclear submarine in 2000, Russia has
bought a number of deep-sea submersibles from the UK and Iceland, but
these vessels are designed for search-and-rescue operations rather
than salvage work.
Two Dutch companies, Mammoet and Smit International, contracted by the
Russian government, salvaged the Kursk in 2001.
Meanwhile, the wreck of another sunken submarine, the Komsomolets,
will most likely forever remain at the site where it sank in a 1989
accident, as a salvage operation would be too costly and dangerous.
The K-278 Komsomolets nuclear submarine sank in the Norwegian Sea on
April 7, 1989, south of Bear Island. The submarine sank with its
active reactor and two nuclear warheads on board, and lies at a depth
of 5,560 feet (1,685 m).
From: A. Papazian