Norilsk oil spill
Major oil spill and environmental disaster in the Arctic Circle
The Norilsk oil spill was an industrial disaster near Norilsk in Russia. It began on 29 May 2020, when a fuel storage tank at Norilsk-Taimyr Energy's Thermal Power Plant No. 3 failed. It flooded local rivers with 21,000 cubic metres (740,000 cu ft) of diesel oil.[1][2] Russian President Vladimir Putin called it a state of emergency in early June.[3]
| Norilsk diesel oil spill | |
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 Extent of the spill as seen by Sentinel-2 satellite | |
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| Location | Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia |
| Coordinates | 69°19′40″N 87°57′52″E / 69.32778°N 87.96444°E |
| Date | 29 May 2020 |
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| Operator | NTEK (Nornickel subsidiary) |
| Spill characteristics | |
| Volume | 21,000 m3 (17,500 tonnes)[1] |
| Area | 350 km2 (140 sq mi) |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Diesel fuel spill in Norilsk in Russia's Arctic contained". TASS. Moscow, Russia. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ Max Seddon (4 June 2020), "Siberia fuel spill threatens Moscow's Arctic ambitions", Financial Times
- ↑ "Putin orders state of emergency after huge fuel spill inside Arctic Circle". The Guardian. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
