The Northernmost case. 7 tasks to develop the Russian Arctic

Future geologists need to analyze the conditions of the gold and silver deposit in the territory of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, develop a project for geological exploration to calculate reserves and evaluate the economic efficiency of the project.

The finalists will analyze the mining and geological conditions, parameters and development technology of the Zyryanovsky coal mine (Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)) and they will offer a comprehensive solution that ensures an increase in the production capacity of the enterprise to 3.5 million tons/year.

The participants should propose a technological idea that ensures an increase in the cold resistance of products that meet the production and economic capabilities of PJSC EvrazMetall, as well as taking into account the use of local mineral raw materials and using electric and thermal energy from a nuclear power plant located, including beyond the Arctic Circle. It is necessary to determine the directions for optimizing the structure of the complex's power consumption and evaluate the economic efficiency of the project.

Future oilmen will analyze the conditions and risks associated with the development of the Arctic field, located in the central region of the Pechora Sea on the Arctic shelf, and propose an effective feasibility study for its development and operation. The case was developed based on materials and with the participation of specialists PJSC Rosneft.

The finalists should propose ideas for the technological development of the company's enterprises. SIBUR in three aspects:

• implementation of production systems for accounting and control of emissions (production process);
• technologies for reuse of the final product (polymers) (product);
• technological possibilities of wastewater treatment and further use in the sectors of the national economy (raw materials and by-products).

The case was developed based on materials and with the participation of the company's specialists SIBUR.

Future power engineers will have to: explore the prospects for the development of the electric grid FGC UES PJSC on the territory of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug – the Yamalo-Nenets support Zone of the Russian Arctic; to draw conclusions about the possibility of increasing the capacity of the electric grid, taking into account the influence of extremely low temperatures on the permissible loads of transmission lines and substation equipment; to assess the impact of extremely low temperatures as a measure to optimize power grid construction and as a measure to ensure the reliability of the electric grid in the region for the period up to 2025 The case was developed based on materials and with the participation of specialists FGC UES PJSC.

Young specialists from six companies in the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes will present a strategy for innovative development and mutual integration of the Yamalo-Nenets and Taimyr-Turukhansk core zones for the period 2025.

They will have to develop a program for the development of support zones and their mutual integration, the construction of new enterprises, energy facilities, transport infrastructure, and life support systems on their territory, and identify the main driver companies for the development of support zones.