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Interdesting info about Rosatom arctic development, floating nuke powerplant, nuke-ice-breaker-ships, and the construction of a Zinc-lead-mine where the Ruskies detonated giant nukes

Reading about Rosatom, they recieved the only permit for developing zinc-lead mining in an area that was used for underground-nuke testing.

“Pavlovsky lead-zinc deposit at Novaya Zemlya”

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/ON-Rosatom-diversifies-work-in-Arctic-region-03041701.html

“ARMZ is the uranium mining arm of Rosatom, while Atomflot is the Russian state nuclear corporation's subsidiary responsible for the operation and maintenance of the country's fleet of nuclear icebreakers. VostokCoal develops coal and anthracite production projects in Russia…

The three companies have also agreed to work together on the development of the Pavlovsky lead-zinc deposit at Novaya Zemlya, which is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in northern Russia. Verkhovtsev said this deposit is one of ARMZ's "key business diversification projects" and the new agreement would be instrumental for tapping into the economic potential not only of Arkhangelsk, but of the entire Russian Arctic region…

Rosatom's activities in the Arctic include, he said, navigating ships along the Northern Sea Route with the help of nuclear icebreakers; providing power supply to the Arctic region from the Bilibino nuclear power plant; addressing issues related to Russia's nuclear defence legacy in the region; dismantling and utilising radioisotope thermoelectric generators; and monitoring radiation levels in the area.”

Moar about area/permit:

http://barentsobserver.com/en/business/2014/12/nuke-testing-lead-zinc-mining-02-12

“Novaya Zemlya in the Russian Arctic is likely the largest closed off area in the world. The 900 kilometer long archipelago has since 1954 been controlled by the armed forces and no civilian companies have earlier been allowed to develop any kind of businesses in the area.

The permission to mine and process lead and zinc ore is not either given to any kind of company.

Murmanski Vestnik reports the license to develop the Pavlovsk deposit on the southern island of Novaya Zemlya is given to Pervaya Gornorudnaya Kompanya.

According to the portal of the Russian nuclear society, this company is a fully owned subsidiary of AtomRedMetZoloto (ARMZ), Russia’s only company for uranium mining. According to Wikipedia, ARMZ is wholly owned by Atomenergoprom, Rosatom’s arm uniting Russian civilian nuclear industry.”