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Freighter underway with nuclear fuel to Germany despite sanctions against Russia

Despite the sanctions imposed as a result of the Russian attack on Ukraine and the decision to phase out nuclear power, Germany continues to import nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants from Russia. The 'Mikhail Dudin' sailed from the port of St. Petersburg on Sep 5, headed through the Baltic Sea to Rotterdam with an ETA as of Sep 11, 2022. The ship has loaded enriched uranium for the fuel element factory in Lingen (Emsland) in Lower Saxon. In the afternoon of Sep 7, the "Mikhail Dudin" was underway in the Baltic Sea off the Swedish island of Gotland. The uranium should then reach Lingen by road transport in the morning of Sep 12- To get to Rotterdam by Sep 11, there are two options, through the Kiel Canal or across the Skagerrak. The latter route is more likely, since the "Mikhail Dudin" has not passed the canal in recent months and has not yet requested a pilot as of Sep 7 evening. According to the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (Base), the sender of the nuclear transport is the Russian state-owned company JSC Tenex, which in turn is 100 percent owned by the state-owned Russian nuclear company Rosatom. The permit is valid until the end of 2022 and covers a total of 35 transports.The Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke transferred the responsibility to the subordinate Federal Office. The recipient of the uranium hexafluoride is Advanced Nuclear Fuels (ANF), which operates a fuel element factory in Lingen and intends to continue producing nuclear fuel there for nuclear power plants in other EU countries until at least 2032. Several hundred tons of uranium can be processed there every year. The plant belongs to a subsidiary of the French energy group Électricité de France. A subsidiary of JSC Tenex recently wanted to get involved there. However, the Russian-French consortium collapsed in February for unknown reasons. An international group of representatives from Germany, Russia and the Netherlands called for the nuclear transport to be stopped immediately on Sep 7. The alliance called for the embargo to be extended to include nuclear fuels, which are exempt from sanctions against Russia. The international alliance of nuclear power opponents called for the closure of the fuel element factory in Lingen and the uranium enrichment plant in neighboring Gronau in North Rhine-Westphalia, which belongs to the British Urenco Group. Part of the Russian uranium transport was originally supposed to go to Gronau. However, Urenco canceled his order in June. According to the Dutch transport permit, Urenco cited Russia's attack on Ukraine as the reason for the cancellation. ANF ​​obviously stuck to the order.

Collision in Fredrikstad

The container m/v 'Adilia I' was in collision with the cargo m/v 'Mikhail Dudin' in the port of Fredrikstad on Nov 13, 2020. There were no injuries nor pollution as a result of the impact. The Portuguese maritime inspection office has initiated the notification procedures and the collection of evidence of the incident for analysis. The 'Mikhail Dudin' left the port again at 6.55 p.m., headed to St. Petersburg, ETA Nov 22. The 'Adilia I' sailed on Nov 14 at 7.40 a.m. and berthed in Reyjkjavik on Nov 17.

Detention in Ellesmere

The "Mikhail Dudin" was detained in the port of Ellesmere on May 8, 2018. Eight deficiencies were reported with one ground for detention. The vessel was subsequently released from detention on May 11 and headed to St. Petersburg, where it berthed on May 19.