Flooded near the Danish island of Bornholm chemical weapons stockpiles must be taken into account when choosing the route, "Nord Stream-2" (SP-2), leads RIA Novosti statement by the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) Falb round-Hansen.
AT 1945 , it was flooded in the Baltic Sea near 50 thousand. tons of ammunition, containing toxic substances. Greatest amount of ammunition were dumped near the island of Bornholm and Gotland.
Chemical weapon, stored south of the island of Bornholm, - an integral part of the safety analysis of the possibility of laying the pipeline in the area
- said a spokesman for DEA.
He also confirmed the information, that the Energy Agency has proposed digging project SP-2 to consider an alternative route.
DEA asked Nord Stream 2 AG include the version of the route on the Danish continental shelf south of Bornholm in the environmental impact assessment, to ensure Denmark, that all the routes of the pipeline have received a thorough assessment in terms of safety and environmental impact, said Falb-Hansen.
Recall, new gas pipeline SP-2 is planned to finish by the end of the year. The route runs along the bottom of the Baltic Sea through the territorial or exclusive economic zone of Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. Of these countries, only Denmark is still not given permission to build.
As previously reported, in August 2018 , the SP-2 operator applied for an alternative route pipeline near Denmark, continuing to expect the authorities' permission for the construction of the first, the main route, which lies to the south of the island of Bornholm. An alternative route is to the northwest of the said island, and he 36 km longer basic.
