Seversk

Sewersk (Russian Северск ) is a closed city ( SATO ) with 108 590 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ) in the Tomsk Oblast in Russia. It is located in Siberia, on the right bank of the river Tom, 13 kilometers northwest of the Oblasthauptstadt Tomsk.

  • 2.1 European nuclear waste

History

The foundation of the city took place in 1949 on the occasion of the construction of the nuclear facility Tomsk. In Sewersk plutonium production was operated for nuclear plants and nuclear weapons. Sewersk, which was declared a town in 1956, was first marketed under the designation Mailbox # 5 (Russian « Почтовый ящик № 5 ") known later under the name Berjoski ( Берёзки, literally meaning " birch " ) or Tomsk - seventh Only in 1989 the existence of the previously secret city was officially announced. However, the city has until today the status of a closed city and can be accessed by non-locals only with a permit.

On the territory of the city Sewersk the villages Iglakowo existed before its establishment (founded in 1656) and Beloborodowo (founded in the early 18th century ), whose inhabitants were resettled.

Demographics

Note: Census data (1989 rounded)

Economy

Main employer in the town is the chemical industry with the " Siberian Chemical Combine GP" ( SCGP ) with 15,000 to 20,000 employees today. The nuclear plant is part of the combine. On April 6, 1993, there was a serious radioactive accident in which a tank of the SCGP exploded with a highly radioactive solution.

European nuclear waste

In October 2009 the documentary film " Nightmare nuclear waste " announced that France since the 90s outsourced a portion of its nuclear waste from the plants of the Electricité de France (EDF) in Sewersk. Nearly 13 percent of French radioactive waste lie here in containers outdoors. Shortly thereafter became public that were delivered between 1996 and 2008 27,300 tons of uranium hexafluoride from Gronau (Westfalen ) by rail from the company Urenco and are now stored in the same way. Only a fraction of up to 15 percent has been returned as a fuel.

Culture and Education

Sewersk has included two children 's and youth theater, musical theater, two cinemas, a museum, two libraries and an animal park.

The city is also home to a branch of the Tomsk Polytechnic University.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Lyubov Egorova (* 1966), cross-country skier, six -time Olympic champion (1992/ 94)
  • Wera Nebolsina (* 1989), Youth World Champion in chess (2007)
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