Аннотация: The Story about interest in the Novaya Zemlya and to polar bears on February 17, 2019
The Story about interest in the Novaya Zemlya and to polar bears on February 17, 2019
1. Characteristics of the situation.
"https://tass.ru/arktika-segodnya/6127642
17 FEB, 14:28
TASS, February 17. The emergency regime introduced in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago due to the invasion of polar bears will be canceled on February 19. The decision on Sunday took the Commission for the prevention of emergency situations told TASS the head of administration of city district the New Earth Zigansha Musin.
... Among the possible reasons for the invasion called climate change, seasonal migration and the presence of open dumps. To solve the problem, a group of scientists and experts formed by Rosprirodnadzor flew to the archipelago on February 14.
"The Commission on prevention of emergency situations and elimination of their consequences made the decision with the recommendation to the head of municipality to remove the emergency mode. [It will be] removed on February 19 from zero hours due to the fact that the mass invasion of bears is no longer within the settlements," Musin said.
According to him, polar bears stopped coming into settlements in large quantities as it is promoted by weather conditions. "Bears do not enter the territory of settlements EN masse. There are two points:<...> climatic conditions, there was ice, a place where they can hunt, ..., they are absolutely not interested in the garbage. [In addition] intensively worked group to oust polar bears from settlements," - said the Agency interlocutor.
Earlier, the authorities of the city district reported that the number of polar bears near settlements on Novaya Zemlya decreased significantly. If at the time of the introduction of the emergency regime directly near the settlements there were more than 50 bears, by last Tuesday the number of these predators had decreased to 20 individuals, and by Friday - to three."[https://tass.ru/arktika-segodnya/6127642]
2. Additional information.
"http://fedpress.ru/article/2192294
15 February 2019, 19: 00
Editorial "FederalPress" / Victor Bodrov
Money down the drain. [Money to burn]. Why Rosatom builds GOK [Mining and processing plant] [Mining and processing works] in the Arctic
Northern latitudes attracted the attention of the atomic giant
Atomredmetzoloto holding, part of Rosatom, intends to build a GOK on the Novaya Zemlya, which will develop a large Deposit of lead, zinc and silver. Behind the apparent profitability of his project lies the danger to the defenseless nature of the Arctic.
And most importantly-the economic benefits for Russia from it [GOK] is not particularly expected.
Details-in the material "FederalPress".
Tempting picture
Novaya Zemlya ... could be a new mining and industrial center of Russia - here, a project of the development of the Pavlovsk lead-zinc deposits, opened in 2001, the First mining company (pgrk), "daughter", "Atomredmetzoloto" (ARMZ) uranium holding "Rosatom".
However, its economic and environmental feasibility raise questions.
At first sight, the project is a very attractive...
... In 2019, the project will be sent to Glavgosexpertiza of Russia...
...
Analyzing information from open sources, involuntarily doubt the prospects of the project.
Having visited PGRK website, we learn ...
That is, there is a discrepancy between the data on stocks in the comments of ARMZ and on the website of pgrk...
... how in 37 million tons of ore there can be 672 million tons of silver - it is inconceivable.
How can the volume of metal be 18.2 times larger than the ore containing it?
This does not happen in nature...
... The future mining Complex will include a quarry, a processing plant, a tailing dump, warehouses, a shift camp for 500 people and other facilities...
... Ore on the Pavlovsk field, perhaps, will be blown up and then by means of excavators to load into dump trucks...
Nonmetallic minerals will collect in the tailings dam.
Of course, in terms of geography the Pavlovsk GOK will be created in latitudes where still the mining enterprises were not built ...
Harm and benefit
The safety of the GOK at the Pavlovsk field for the environment is of concern. The materials on the portal of pgrk in black and white said about the special conditions of its construction - long and cold winter, strong winds and blizzards, permafrost and the flow of adverse processes in it, the lack of any transport and communal infrastructure, the sensitivity of the tundra to man-made load, the presence of habitats and migration routes of rare and protected animals...
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Experts of WWF of Russia within public discussions of EIA prepared a number of serious remarks... ... The GOK will be located in the territory which was earlier a part of the Kandalaksha reserve and still having high value for fauna. According to experts of WWF of Russia, the issue of impact on polar bears is very badly was researched ...
"We expect that the management of the company pgrk in the near future, before submitting the project to the state environmental expertise, will hold repeated discussions of EIA, where it will be shown how our comments are taken into account. Agreements on such a meeting were reached in November last year, " said Vadim Krasnopolsky.
And finally, about the Economics of the project. In the official materials on the website of pgrk mentioned about three careers instead of the one...
It was not possible only to find the answer to the question where the products will be supplied...
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The cost of the GOK construction project at the Pavlovsk field can be estimated at 30 billion rubles (can, it more significant cost).
Will put them [finance] ARMZ, if it lacks the money, will throw Rosatom owning it.
It [Rosatom] - the state Corporation, so and means will be from the state.
Taking into account the costs of the project for a long time will not be able to reach self-sufficiency, and significant tax revenues the budget of our country will not get quickly.
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It remains to wait until the projects of ARMZ "shoot" and their products will be sold.
Have to investment of ARMZ be justified and useful to our country - Rosatom owning it, we will repeat, after all the state corporation ..." [http://fedpress.ru/article/2192294]
The Deputy head of the state Corporation met with the Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan to discuss the reclamation of tailing dumps.
BISHKEK, 15 Feb - Sputnik. Deputy General Director of the Russian state Corporation "Rosatom" Nikolai Spassky visited Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the Russian Federation in the KYRGYZ Republic.
With Russian Ambassador Andrei Krutko, he met with first Deputy Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov and head of the Ministry of emergency situations Nurbolot Mirzakhmedov...
"The parties appreciated the progress of work. It was noted that the tailing dump in the area of the village of Kaji-say will be completed by the end of February this year. Actions on a tailings storage of Tuyuk-Suu and other objects which are near the settlement of Min-Kush" are coordinated, - it is told in the message.
Rosatom representatives said they are ready to come to Kyrgyzstan in April or May this year to continue consultations.
On the theme
Reclamation of uranium tailings in Kyrgyzstan will begin in 2019
Is Issyk-Kul turning into a swamp? As Kyrgyzstan is losing its "pearl""
Ukraine accused Russia of pollution of the Black sea
7 February 2019
... Earlier, media reported that work on the territory of Lower-Kurbatskogo tailings threaten environmental catastrophe, as in wash the sand contains arsenic, vanadium, phosphorus and iron. In particular sand of the dam adjoining on waste from its washing and production the content of arsenic 377 times higher than norm is recorded."[https://news.rambler.ru/world/41686754-ukraina-obvinila-rossiyu-v-zagryaznenii-chernogo-morya/?updated]
"News Agency" FederalPress"
http://fedpress.ru/article/2178777
January 18, 2019, 12: 090
Editorial "FederalPress" / Victor Bodrov
Scandium losers. Diversification of two giants failed on start
Plans of RUSAL and Atomredmetzoloto failed
Good intentions covered the road to hell ...
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In all press releases there was not enough a real nonsense - information on real sales of scandium products: where also to whom it is shipped in what quantities...
... Their [Atomredmetzoloto and RUSAL] diversification towards rare earth metal was doomed to failure at the start. You can call them the scandium losers."[http://fedpress.ru/article/2178777]
February 17, 2019 18:54
Translation from Russian into English: February 17, 2019 19:40.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Рассказ об интересе к Новой Земле и к белым медведям 17 февраля 2019 г.".