Norilsk oil spill
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The Norilsk diesel oil spill was an industrial disaster near Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It began on 29 May 2020 when a fuel storage tank at Norilsk-Taimyr Energy's Thermal Power Plant No. 3 (owned by Nornickel) failed, flooding local rivers with up to 17,500 tonnes of diesel oil.[1][2] President Vladimir Putin declared a state of emergency in early June.[3] The incident has been described as the second-largest oil spill in modern Russian history, after the 1994 Komi pipeline spill,[4][5] where 400,000 tonnes of crude oil were released to the environment between August 1994 and January 1995.[6]
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Location | Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia |
Coordinates | 69°22′46″N 87°44′40″E |
Date | 29 May 2020 - June 2020 |
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Operator | NTEK (Nornickel subsidiary) |
Spill characteristics | |
Volume | 21,000 m3 (17,500 tonnes)[1] |
Area | 350 km2 (140 sq mi) |
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