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* Renewed initiatives vis-a-vis the G-7 countnes concerning the preparation of an 

 international programme of action and the establishment of an international fund for 

 multilateral projects to promote the safe management and storage of radioactive waste 

 and fissile matenal 



3 Dumping of radioactive waste in the Barents and Kara Seas and input into the sea from 

 Russian rivers 



* Completion of analyses and preparation of a scientific report on the 1994 expedition to 

 the Kara Sea. 



* Completion of the first phase of the survey on the risk of radioactive contamination from 

 the Mayak reprocessing plant. 



* Risk assessment of the hazards to humans and the environment posed by dumped 

 radioactive waste. 



* Development of a programme for monitoring radioactivity in the Northern seas in 

 cooperation with Russia and the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme 

 (AMAP) 



4 Weapons-related environmental hazards 



* Proposals to the Russian authorities aimed at initiating a scientific survey on radioactive 

 contamination resulting from nuclear tests. 



* Participation in international cooperation to promote the adoption of a comprehensive 

 test ban treaty. Contribution to a system of verification and control 



* Measures contributing to the environmentally sound destruction of Russian chemical 

 weapons in areas adjacent to our borders. 



* Promotion of an unconditional and indefinite extension of the Non-Proliferation Treaty 

 (NPT). Norway considers it imponant that the treaty be ftirther strengthened by 

 umversal adherence Norway is also making efforts to ensure that the verification 

 arrangements of the NPT - the IAEA's safeguard system - is strengthened with emphasis 

 on greater transparency and with the right to inspect and monitor all nuclear facilities. 



* Financial contributions to the International Science and Technology Center in Moscow 



Panicipation in international cooperation to prevent illicit traffic in radioactive 

 substances and nuclear material. Implementation of specific measures to improve border 

 controls between Russia and Norway. 



