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FACT SHEET 

 March 1995 



PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPORT NO. 34 (1993-94) 

 TO THE STORTING ON NUCLEAR ACTTVITIES AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN 

 AREAS ADJACENT TO OUR NORTHERN BORDERS 



The Government presented Report no 34 (1993-1994) to the Storting on nuclear activities 

 and chemical weapons in areas adjacent to our northern borders on 8 April 1 994 The report 

 was debated in the Storting on 16 June 1994 



The Government has now drawn up a Plan of Action for following up this report High pnonty 

 is given to measures to increase nuclear safety and prevent radioactive contamination 



Summary of the Plan of Action 



Although Norwegian efforts in connection with nuclear issues will primarily be concentrated 

 on northwest Russia, it may also prove appropriate to provide assistance for cenain projects in 

 the Baltic states and Central and Eastern European countries 



The Plan of Action includes projects designed to address the following major problems 



1 Unsatisfactory safety standards at nuclear facilities (power plants, nuclear-powered 

 civilian vessels, nuclear-powered naval vessels and reprocessing plants) 



2 Unsatisfactory management and storage of spent uranium fijel and radioactive waste 



3 Dumping of radioactive waste in the Barents and Kara Sea and input into the sea fi'om 

 Russian rivers 



4 Weapons-related environmental hazards 



Although the responsibility for solving these problems lies primarily with the Russian 

 authorities, external support is necessary Norway is seeking to initiate broad international 

 cooperation on the technical and financial aspects of these problems. 



