P. Lebedyev: In the first half of 2014 Ukraine to be completely exempt from melange
In the framework
of the State Defence recycling program for 2008-2017,
about 212 500 tons of missiles and ammunition were disposed. Of these, 49 020
tons were disposed in 2013, Minister of Defence of
Ukraine Pavlo Lebedyev said
during a briefing at the Government House.
In 2013, the
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine carried out the work on the removal from the
Ukrainian territory of a toxic rocket fuel component - melange.
"4 980 tons
of melange were removed from military depots and sent
for recycling in 2013 ", Pavlo Lebedyev noted.
Today Ukraine
still has about 604.7 tons of melange.
"In the
first half of 2014 Ukraine will be completely exempt from melange
", the Minister of Defence of Ukraine emphasized
during a briefing at the Government House.