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At present there are several independent "networks" of radiation and
environmental monitoring stations within the Barents Region. Presentations were made by
the senior directors from Murmansk Ecological Committee, Murmansk Hydromet, and the
Karelian Environmental Ministry regarding the scope of both historical and
"real-time" radiation and environmental information that is available for their
respective monitoring stations.
The importance of the Kolanet project will be to make the environmental data more
widely available between the member countries and institutions that are members of the
Kolanet team. It was agreed that although the initial project focus will be upon radiation
networks, that this should be extended during the medium term (next 2 to 3 years) to
include all other key environmental parameters of regional and international interest and
concern.
SUMMARY : Many of the members of the Kolanet team already have radiation and
environmental databases that would be of interest to other team members across the Barents
Region. The adoption of the Internet network & associated multi-media database tools
will make it relatively straightforward to establish a distributed network of
environmental databases during the coming 2 years across the institutions of the Barents
Region.
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Dr Shershakov presented the important national Russian Federation programmes managed by
the TYPHOON Centre based at Obninsk City, near Moscow. The Typhoon Centre works under
funding from the Russian Ministry for Hydrometeorology to monitor levels of radiation at
test stations across the Russian Federation.
Typhoon is already working closely with the authorities of each of the nuclear power
stations, and wishes to extend the network to include regional radiation monitoring
networks such as that already established recently within the Chelyabinsk Region.
Within ANNEX I we present the written contribution from Dr Vjacheslav Shershakov
regarding the role and responsibilities of the TYPHOON Centre of the Russia Federation.
SUMMARY : The TYPHOON Programmes were of high interest to all members of the
Kolanet Team, and it agreed that we should work closely with Dr Shershakov to ensure that
the Kolanet Programme was fully synchronized with the national MinHydromet Programme.
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The members of the Kolanet team are drawn from a number of different ministries
including MinPriroda, MinHydromet, MinAtom, Russian Ministry of Science & Technology,
and Russian Ministry of Higher Education. It was agreed that is was essential for the
Kolanet programme team to work in close synchronization with the relevant regional and
national authorities. This would include the regional government authorities of Murmansk,
Arkhangel and Karelia Regions, as well as the Ministries in Moscow such as MinPriroda,
MinHydromet and MinAtom.
This was important since the national Russian EGASKRO Radiation Monitoring Programme
spanned several government ministries, and required the integration of all the regional
networks for radiation monitoring, control and management.
Within ANNEX II we present the written contribution from Mr Ulianov - Deputy Director
of the Murmansk Ecological Committee regarding their proposed role and responsibilities
within the Kolanet Programme.
Within ANNEX III we present the written contribution from Mr Semenov - Director of the
Murmansk Hydromet Service regarding their relationship with the Kolanet Programme.
SUMMARY : Contacts have already been made with the relevant Russian ministries
as well as the regional authorities. During the coming year (1996), it will be important
to ensure that all aspects of the Kolanet plans are discussed and agreed with these
authorities.
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Each of the nordic countries of Norway, Sweden and Finland also have their own separate
national radiation and environmental monitoring & control networks. In addition, the
German Government is also working closely with MinPriroda to establish networked radiation
monitoring stations close to each of the major nuclear stations in North & Western
Russia.
The Kolateam members agreed that it was important to negotiate the exchange and
transfer of relevant radiation and general environmental information between member
institutions and countries. In the case of emergency alarms, special procedures and
policies have to be followed which would be outside the immediate scope of the Kolanet
Programme.
SUMMARY : The Kolanet Programme Team already have good relationships with
institutions across the countries of the Barents Region, as well as with UK and Germany.
During the next phases of Kolanet implementation, sponsorship & funding, it will be
necessary to closely co-ordinate the linking of the environmental databases across the
Barents Region.
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Kola Science Centre - INEPnet Campus Network & Internet Link-Up
Budget Item - Linking all INEP users to the Internet :
- Stage I - $28,000
- Stage II- $ 7,000
- Stage III - $40,000
Kolanet Steering Team, Administration and Quarterly Workshops
Budget Item - Administrative, Engineering and Scientific Management , and the Kolanet
Steering Team Workshops that will be scheduled at quarterly intervals : $140,000
Installation of Equipment for the Kola Regional Network
Budget Item - Wide-Area Network of Dedicated 64kbit Data Circuits and special gateways
and digital multiplexors for Internet Traffic : $307,275
Installation of Equipment for Monitoring Sites
Budget Item - New Monitoring Sites for Radiation and Environmental Parameters including
chemicals, toxic gases, & metals in rivers, lakes and forest : $350,000
Installation of Computing Servers & Workstations
Budget Item - Kolanet Environmental Database Workstations, Servers, Connections to
Local Area Networks & Internet, and GIS Mapping Software Licences : $106,000
Connection of Information Sources & Databases
Budget Item - Connection of Existing and proposed databases to the Kolanet including
the Kola Atomic Power Station, Murmansk Hydromet, Murmansk Priroda, Karelian Environmental
Ministry, Arkhangelsk Priroda and Marine Biological Institute : $450,000 (includes the
development of software interfaces between Kolanet & special data structures)
Networking Applications & Software (Monitoring & Alarms Management)
Budget Item - Special software and GIS System for the structuring of information from
the various environmental and radiation monitoring sites : $80,000K
3D Scientific Modeling and Accident Scenario Analysis
Budget Item - Creating the models for the development of scenarios of possible
environmental and high radiation accidents, and the forecasting of the implications :
$60,000
Connection of Kolanet to National & International Networks
Budget Item - Connection of the Kolanet to the various environmental information
systems of the Barents Region including tha national & regional networks and
environmental databases of the countries of Norway, Finland, and Sweden : $300,000.
Kolanet Applications & Technology Training Courses
Budget Item - Specialist Kolanet Training Courses spanning the skills necessary for the
construction and management of environmental databases, world-wide-web Sites (www),
digital mapping systems (GIS), and the management and operation of remote sensors and
monitoring stations : $200,000
*** Further budget details will be found in ANNEX IV to this summary protocol ***
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Signed
Professor Gennadiy Kalabin
Director, Institute of Industrial Ecological Problems of the North
Kola Science Centre, Apatity, Russia
Signed
Dr David Probert
Director, European Internet Business Group
DIGITAL Equipment Corporation
* Friday 1st December 1995 - Kola Science Centre, Apatity, Russia * |
