COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF WASTES FROM RUSSIAN NORTHERN FLEETSHIPS

摘要

This paper discusses the joint activities between technical experts from Russia, Norway, and the UnitedStates regarding the control of Russian Naval ship waste discharges in the Arctic. The initial effortconsidered the design and construction of a vessel for collecting and processing waste from over 200Russian Navy ships in the Barents Sea, as part of the Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation(AMEC) Program. The Russian waste-vessel project, officially entitled AMEC Project 2.2-0, focusedon identifying waste streams and the amounts generated and the associated discharge requirements,evaluating possible existing technologies for collection and treatment, and developing a conceptualdesign for the vessel. The types of wastes subject to treatment by the vessel included oily mixtures,sewage (blackwater), domestic water (graywater), and garbage (solid and food waste). All dischargeshad to adhere to the stringent discharge water quality limits established by Russian Federationregulations. The United States, Russia, and Norway exchanged information on national waste-treatmenttechnologies. These were then evaluated for suitability aboard the vessel. Based on the preferredtechnologies, a notional concept of the waste-treatment-and-collection vessel was completed. Thedesign and outfitting of a vessel was deferred, but a follow-on effort will be a demonstration of aRussian oily waste-treatment system aboard a Russian Federation vessel in the Northern Fleet.