MOSCOW. July 1 (Interfax-AVN) - Russia plans to complete the disposal of its decommissioned nuclear submarines and surface vessels in 2010, said Federal Atomic Energy Agency chief Alexander Rumyantsev.
Rehabilitation of the territory adjacent to the military bases of the Northern and Pacific Fleets should be finished by 2015-2017, Rumyantsev said while speaking at the State Duma on Friday.
Developed countries are prepared to provide Russia with free financial assistance to scrap nuclear submarines and chemical weapons, but not because Russia cannot cope with the problem itself, Rumyantsev said.
"Russia can resolve this problem itself, but assistance from foreign states will halve the timeframe within which this program can be implemented," he said.