Nordisk Sikkerhet AS worked with FSUE Atomflot, the owner and operator of Russian nuclear-powered icebreakers and special vessels, to improve security at Atomflot's facilities near the city of Murmansk. The project involved upgrading existing physical protection systems (PPS) and installing new PPS at the nuclear-island area of FSUE Atomflot, which included all facilities and equipment for handling nuclear fuel, radioactive waste, and ionizing radiation sources.
A total of 130 new kits/items of PPS equipment were procured and installed within the scope of this project. The Atomflot’s nuclear island plays a pivotal role in the removal of SNF from former military bases at Andreeva Bay and Gremikha, which began to be implemented by the Russian Federation in June 2017 and will continue for several years. It is therefore crucial that an appropriate level of modern PPS is in place in order to ensure that radiological and nuclear materials do not end up in the wrong hands.

Non-proliferation of radiological and nuclear (RN) materials

Murmansk, Russia

Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Atomflot"

Norway

Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) via the Norwegian Government’s Action Plan for Nuclear Activities and the Environment in the Northern Areas

Programme manager: Pavel Tishakov

JC “ELERON”, a subsidiary of the Rosatom State Corporation, was nominated as the sole contractor to perform the works on design, building and modernization of the physical protection systems (PPS) for FSUE “Atomflot”

• Nordisk Sikkerhet AS - project implementer;
• Federal State Unitary Enterprise (FSUE) "Atomflot"- recipient/beneficiary/project partner;
• Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) - project donor, assistance with project registration as international technical assistance;
• Consulate General of Norway in Murmansk

September 2017 – March 2019

Completed

The project involved upgrading existing physical protection systems (PPS) and installing new PPS at the nuclear-island area of FSUE Atomflot, which included all facilities and equipment for handling nuclear fuel, radioactive waste, and ionizing radiation sources. A total of 130 new kits/items of PPS equipment were procured and installed within the scope of this project.

• Project 13. 3rd stage of PPS modernization at perimeter of FSUE «Atomflot»(project nr.774 (int. 13), 31/01/2023)
• Project 09. 2nd stage of PPS modernization at perimeter of FSUE «Atomflot»(project nr.768 (int. 09), 19/12/2023)
• Project 01. Three fixed radiation portal monitors (RPMs) for Federal State Unitary Enterprise (FSUE) “Atomflot”(project nr.741 (int. 01), 29/01/2025)
• Project 05. 4th stage of PPS modernizations at nuclear Island area of FSUE “Atomflot”(project nr.757 (int. 05), 29/01/2025)

29 January 2025