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Studies and measures related to the use of alternative energy sources, energy-saving and 

 efforts to increase the efficiency of the energy sector in northwest Russia 



Increased cooperation between Norwegian and Russian authorities which are responsible 

 for safety and control measures at nuclear facilities 



Contributions to the work of the Nuclear Safety Fund to improve safety standards at 

 high-risk nuclear reactors in Russia and Eastern Europe pending their closure in the near 

 future Norway attaches great importance to ensunng the success of the Fund in 

 implementing a project to improve safety standards at the nuclear power plant on the 

 Kola Peninsula 



Support for international cooperation on the closure of the Chernobyl nuclear power 

 plant in Ukraine 



Participation in the work of the IAEA and the OECD/NEA related to liability for 

 nuclear damage 



Unsatisfactory management and storage of spent uranium fuel and radioactive waste. 



Financial and technical assistance for an international conference under the auspices of 

 the IAEA on the management and storage of radioactive waste in Russia 



Continuation of the Norwegian-Russian-US project aimed at expanding the capacity of 

 the nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet's effluent treatment facility for low-level radioactive 

 waste in Murmansk. Funds may be made available for the co-financing of the facility 



Efforts to initiate international cooperation on measures for the safe handling of the 

 vessel "Lepse", which is used by the nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet in Murmansk as a 

 storage facility for radioactive waste, including high-level spent uramum fuel Vis-a-vis 

 countnes and international organizations that have expressed an interest in this matter, 

 Norway will propose the establishment of a steering group for international cooperation 

 in connection with "Lepse". Funds have been reserved for specific measures in this 

 connection 



Continuation of the contacts between Norway, the USA and Russia with a view to 

 preventing radioactive contamination from defence-related activities and installations. 

 Funds have been reserved for specific measures in this connection 



Continuation, under Norwegian leadership, of the NATO/NACC pilot study on cross- 

 border environmental problems emanating from defence-related installations and 

 activities, with special emphasis on obtaining information and developing methods for 

 implementing nsk assessments in connection with the decommissioning of nuclear- 

 powered submannes and the handling and storage of waste resulting from this process. 



Participation in the efforts coordinated by the IAEA to draw up an international 

 convention on the safety of radioactive waste management. 



