THE FEDERATION COUNCIL BECOMES THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PREPARATION
THE ELEVATION OF THE " KURSK " LISTENING TO








MOSCOW, 13 March.  (RIA "Nowosti" rIA-"Nowosti"-Korrespondent Nikolai
Wenediktow).  Viktor Oserow, chairman of the safety and defence
committee of the Staatsduma (House of Commons of the parliament)
Russia, will submit information about the preparation on Wednesday in
the federation council for the elevation of the nuclear-powered
submarine " Kursk ".

Oserow met on its recent journey to Brussels with the guidance of the
European fund, the cash for the elevation of the " Kursk " collects.
The work is carried out rather actively.  The elevation periods are
determined depending upon the input of the moneys.

Viktor Oserow will inform the members of the federation advice also
about the execution of the Russian-American intergovernmental
agreement over the use of high-enriched uranium from the nuclear
weapons.

The agreement over the use of high-enriched uranium was signed on 18
February 1993 and designates to supply to the USA 500 tons nuclear
fuel from the Russian nuclear weapons.  The USA will process the
high-enriched uranium into lowenriched uranium, which is used
afterwards into the American KKW.