Germany to allot 174 mln euros on nuclear graveyard in Murmansk

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RIA Novosti, PUBLISHED June 05, 2011

Germany plans to allocate 174 million euros in the construction of a Russian-German nuclear waste processing and storage complex near the northern Saida-Guba settlement, Murmansk region, the German head of the project, Detlef Mittan, said on Thursday.

"The financial plans stipulate 68 million euros for 2012, 65 million euros for 2013, and 41 million euros for 2014," he said.

The total cost of the facility is estimated at 300 million euros.

Topics: Europe, Germany, Russia

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