The Samoilovsky Island scientific station, located in the Lena River Delta, 650 km north of the Arctic Circle, will host the Center for Integrated Arctic Research, the press service of the Government of Yakutia reports.
The station was established in order to develop international scientific research in the Arctic. Scientists from Russian research organizations and from more than 10 countries of the world took part in interdisciplinary research.
The work of the station will be changed taking into account the priorities of the development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation to carry out large-scale complex interdisciplinary Arctic fundamental and applied research, as well as training highly qualified scientific personnel in Russia.
Yakutia is one of the key regions in the field of studying the state of the cryolithozone in Russia. About 30% of Russia’s background permafrost monitoring facilities will be located in the region, portnews.ru reports.
ALROSA presented the interim results of its corporate program "Territory of Well-Being"—a large-scale project that helps employees of Yakutia's diamond mining companies develop a mindful and healthy lifestyle.
Currently, the Russian icebreaking fleet has 43 icebreakers, including 8 nuclear-powered ships and by 2030 14 more icebreakers and 9 ice-class tankers will be built, said Deputy Minister of Transport Konstantin Pashkov.
Russia’s deputy prime minister Yuri Trutnev and governor of the Murmansk Region Andrey Chibis proposed declaring 2027 the Year of the Arctic in Russia.
The development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is impossible without the modernization of the main cities located in the Arctic, said Dmitry Pristanskov, State Secretary and Vice President of Norilsk Nickel.
The polar branch of Norilsk Nickel conducted comprehensive exercises to localize and eliminate the accident at the water transport operation site on the Norilsk River.
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) will host the first container transit voyage from a Chinese port to European ports, said Vladimir Panov, Deputy Chairman of the State Commission for Arctic Development.
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