Department of International Relations
Scientific links and joint cooperation:
FINLAND
• Consulting agreement between Geologian Tutkimuskeskus (GTK) and Mining Institute. The project “Apatity underground water”. Project “Research of underground water in the region of Apatity-II for the town water-supply”.
• Cooperation between MCC “Eurochim” (“Kovdorsky GOK” JSC) and Mining Institute on processing apatite-bearing ore from the Sokly deposit (Yara Corp., Finland). Project “Laboratory studies and pilot tests of technological schemes of phosphate ore and apatite-shtaffelit processing from the Sokly and Kovdor deposits”.
NORWAY
• Cooperation on the agreement between Mining Institute and Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (NRPA) concerning tasks of nuclear and radiation safety of SNF and RW storages. Project “Assessment of safety of spent nuclear fuel”.
• Agreement between Mining Institute and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) on interexchange of scientific and technical information concerning solving geomechanical and geodynamical tasks of oil and gas fields development, as well as radioactive waste disposal.
GERMANY
• Joint performance of complex research-practical operations at the construction of the Facility of long-term storage of reactor compartments of decommissioned nuclear submarines and the Center of conditioning and long-term RW storage in the Saida Bay (Energiewerke Nord GmbH).
Project “Research and assessment of stability of substituted rock-crushed-stone soils in the foundation of Center of conditioning and long-term RW storage in the Saida Bay”.
Project “Periodical instrumental monitoring of quality of substituted soils and concrete strength properties consolidation by non-destructive methods in the structural units of II and III stages of underground long-term storage object in the Saida Bay”.
Project “Periodical instrumental monitoring of quality of substituted rock-crushed-stone soils consolidation by non-destructive methods in the foundation of Center of conditioning and long-term RW storage in the Saida Bay and concrete strength properties in its structural units”.
CHINA
• Cooperation within research program on RW and SNF management in the geological formations of Russia and China (Eastern Chinese University of Technology; Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology; Chinese Academy of Engineering; China Institute of mechanics of rocks and soils; Geological Survey of China, China National Nuclear Corporation).
