Rosatom drafts law giving itself control of the Russian Arctic
Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has crafted a bill that
would give it total control over infrastructure and navigation along the
Northern Sea Route, signaling a major consolidation of the country’s
Arctic policy.
Though the necessity of having Rosatom manage nearly all state
affairs related to the Arctic is unclear, its new role will likely
broaden nuclear power usage along remote passages of the 6,000-kilometer
sea corridor and defray budgetary push back against some of Moscow’s
more extravagant atomic dreams.
The bill, which was published on the Russian government’s official
legislation portal, lays out in bold strokes a plan under which Rosatom
would have the authority to oversee and regulate shipping through the
Russian Arctic, as well as designate, build and manage ports along the
way.
The legislation would also give Rosatom the say-so over which ships
are allowed to sail through the corridor, as well as oversee reporting
on weather and ice conditions, cooperate in organizing rescue
operations, and designate the circumstances under which icebreakers must
be used for convoys.
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Data: 22.11.2017
Fonte: www.bellona.org
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