All Clear for Nuclear Testing at Novaya Zemlya, Says Russian Head of Test Site Russia's nuclear test site at Novaya Zemlya, about 80 miles from Finnmark, Northern Norway, is ready for resumption of full-scale testing activities, according to its head Andrei Sinitsyn. "If the order comes, we can start testing at any moment," he says.
Scientists to Map Pollution Along Russia’s Northernmost Point A Norwegian-Russian research project aims to map plastic waste along the coast of Novaya Zemlya. Documentation about existing waste that far north does not exist at present, and the expedition this summer may provide unique knowledge about pollution in this part of the Arctic.
