Вестник Кольского научного центра РАН. 2013, №2.

N.N. Abramov, Yu.A. Epimakhov, E.V. Kabeev QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF GROUND DAMS’COMPACTION BY A NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEISMIC-TOMOGRAPHIC METHOD Based on the requirements of providing an environmental safety during mining operations, the mining enterprises of the Kola Peninsula widely use such safety constructions as ground dams. Their safe and accident-free functioning directly depends on a possibility of occurrence of decompaction zones in grounds strata during building and following maintenance of those constructions. The dams’ grounds compaction during the technological construction cycle is proposed to assess the quality by a criteria based on interrelation of seismic wave’s parameters with grounds compaction by seismic tomography method. The paper presents the method and results of its application during constructing the «Oleniy Ruchey» dam belonging to “NWPC” JSC. Keywords: compaction o f grounds, seismic tomography, wave velocity, permissible range, physical- mechanical properties. E.P. Bashmakova, V.S. Selin DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC’ ECONOMIC SPACE BASED ON ENHANCEMENT OF THE OIL AND GAS COMPLEX Spatial aspects of economic development of the Russian North and Arctic regions and role of the oil and gas industry therein are discussed. The analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities for the positive dynamics of the industry is done. The main technical- technological and organizational capabilities of hydrocarbons in the Arctic shelf are substantiated. Keywords: economy, North, Arctic, space, oil, gas, hydrocarbons, complex cluster, modernization, innovation. S.S. Tuinova SCENARIO FORECAST FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY IN NORTHERN RUSSIA Here is an attempt to predict different scenarios for alternative power engineering in Russian Northern Region. These four scenarios are built on the base of General Theory of Management. Some legal and institutional recommendations for the state and local authorities are given. Keywords: alternative energy, scenarios, prognosis. 133