May 2020

Ex-post Evaluation of Cooperation Program for Construction of the Blast and Paint Facility for Reactor Compartment Units of the Dismantled Nuclear Submarines in the Russian Far East has been completed.

The summary report is available here (PDF).

June 2017

Ex-post Evaluation of Cooperation Program for Construction of a Long-Term Storage Facility for the Reactor Compartment Units of Dismantled Nuclear Submarines in the Russian Far East has been completed.

The summary report is available here (PDF).

June 2015

Ex-post Evaluation of Cooperation Program for Dismantling Decommissioned Nuclear Submarines in the Russian Far East “Star of Hope” (implemented Dec.2003-Dec.2009) has been completed.

The summary report is available here (PDF).

July 8, 2014

1. The opening ceremony of the Blast and Paint Facility was held at the Long-Term Storage Complex for reactor compartment units, located in Razboynik Bay, Primorsky Territory in the Russian Far East on 24 June, 2014. The Government of Japan provided financial assistance amounting to 726 million Japanese yen (approx 8.4 million USD) for the construction of this Facility.
2. In Razboynik Bay, over 50 reactor units are still under the waterborne storage. The State Corporation Rosatom plans to place all the units onshore by 2020 with their hull surface blasted and painted against corrosion. The commissioned Facility is necessary to complete a technological cycle of safe onshore storage of reactor compartments, and is expected to ensure the full operation of the Long-Term Storage Complex together with the equipment the Japanese Government already provided to Russia in 2012.

(For Background) “Signing Ceremony of the Project to Construct of the Blast and Paint Facility for Reactor Compartment Units in the Russian Far East” (March 13, 2013)

(Ceremony)

Remarks of delegations	Ribbon-cutting	Unveiling the plaque

Blast and paint facility	1st reactor unit to be shot-blasted	Reactor units on the storage pad

March 13, 2013

1. The signing ceremony of the Japan-funded Project “Construction of the Blast and Paint Facility for Reactor Compartment Units of the Dismantled Nuclear Submarines at the Long-term Storage Facility in the Far East of the Russian Federation” was held on 22 February, 2013 in Moscow with the attendance of the government officials.
2. During the ceremony, Secretary-General of the Technical Secretariat of the Committee on Cooperation to Assist the Destruction of Nuclear Weapons Reduced in the Russian Federation, Hajime Sasaki and the Acting Director General of the FSUE “RosRAO”, Timur Koptev signed the Financing Contract for the implementation of the Project, worth 734 million JPY (approx. 8.5 million USD).
3. The Blast and Paint Facility, an integral part of the Long-term Storage Facility for Reactor Compartments Units (RCUs) of the dismantled nuclear submarines at Razboynik Bay, will be utilized for final preparation of the RCUs for long-term onshore storage, including shot blasting and anticorrosion coating of hull surface of the RCUs.
4. The Project is expected to strengthen the safety of reactor compartments as well as ensure the full operation of the Long-term Storage Facility in combination with the floating dock, jib cranes and tug boat provided by the Government of Japan last year.

[Related]
For the provision of the equipment – see here.

(Ceremony)

(Facility image) *The similar facility in the North West of Russia

May 30, 2012

1. The Completion and Handover Ceremony of a Floating Dock, two Jib Cranes and a Tug Boat which were provided to the Long-Term Storage Facility for the Reactor Compartment Units by the Committee on Cooperation to Assist the Destruction of Nuclear Weapons Reduced in the Russian Federation was held at Razboynik Bay in the Primorsky Region of the Russian Federation on May 18, 2012. The total cost of the Project was approximately 4.5 billion yen (about 56 million US Dollars). Representative of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom”, the Primorsky Region Administration and other dignitaries attended the Ceremony.
2. In the Russian Far East, 73 Reactor Compartments (RCs) of Dismantled Nuclear Submarines are currently at the waterborne storage at Razboynik Bay and Kamchatka Peninsula, and these RCs are planned to be transferred onto land for their safe and stable storage. The Long-Term Storage Facility for the RCs is currently under construction by the Russian Government, and the above Floating Dock, Jib Cranes and the Tug Boat will be utilized for the operation of the Facility.
3. At the Ceremony, the Russian representatives highly appreciated the Japanese continuous assistance providing essential equipment to the Facility despite of the difficult situations after the Great East Japan Earthquake. The Japanese representative expressed his strong expectation that this Project will make a great contribution to the strengthening of nuclear security in the Russian Far East and the protection of environment in the Sea of Japan. At the same time, the hope for its eventual contribution to building a constructive relationship between Japan and Russia as an important partner in the Asian Pacific Region was also emphasized.

Floating Dock “SAKURA”	32t and 10t Jib Cranes	Tug Boat “SUMIRE”

January 2009

Ex-post Evaluation on the Provision of the Floating Facility “Suzuran” for Processing Low-level Liquid Radioactive Waste [PDF]