Due to a faulty construction and insufficient maintenance, one of the biggest oil disasters occurred on May 29, 2020, in which 21,000 tons of fuel flowed into the environment. (Photo: Denis Kozhevnikov) The reason for the spill of diesel fuel of the Norilsk-Taimyr...
Modern technology looks different. There is again another incident in the far north of Russia. In the industrial region of Norilsk, near the Arctic Ocean, large quantities of fuel have entered the environment for the second time in a short period of time. The accident...
Russia’s rapidly warming Arctic region has been hit by three separate disasters in a month. (Photo: Kirill Kukhmar) Russia’s Arctic has been hit by three separate environmental disasters involving mining giant Norilsk Nickel within a month. The company,...
Representatives of the Russian environmental control service Rosprirodnadzor inspect the tank plant in Norilsk on site. (Photo: rpn.gov.ru) The Russian Environmental Control Authority is calling on Nornickel and its subsidiary Norilsk Taymyr Energy Company to close...
After the collapse of a strut in the foundation of the tank plant, a massive oil leak occurred. Hundreds of workers are busy cleaning up (Photo: Sputnik News) Norilsk is probably the toughest city in Russia. The approximately 180,000 inhabitants live completely...