April 3, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russia’s nuclear workers isolated onsite as coronavirus spreads Workers at Russia’s nuclear power plants will be isolated from the general public and required to live in onsite clinics at their […]
April 1, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Four nuclear workers test positive for coronavirus as Rosatom steps up pandemic response The staff of at least one nuclear power plant in Russia has been put into isolation due to concerns over the spread of Covid-19, as Rosatom, […]
March 30, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Nuclear plant lifetime extension: A creeping catastrophe Any discussion of nuclear disasters brings events like Chernobyl and Fukushima to mind. But the civilian nuclear industry could be facing a […]
March 27, 2020 Climate change Russia publishes baby-steps plan toward a low carbon future After years of international pressure and increasing internal anxieties, fossil fuel-rich Russia for the first time set out a long-term, low […]
March 24, 2020 Air Pollution, Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Belarus to swap gas dependence on Moscow for nuclear dependence on Moscow A nuclear power plant built to lessen Belarus’s dependence on Moscow for natural gas – but constructed and lavishly financed by […]
March 20, 2020 Nuclear issues Covid-19 could cause staff shortages in the nuclear power industry As the Covid-19 virus grinds world economies to a halt, several national nuclear operators are weighing how to keep sensitive and vulnerable […]
March 18, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Major European bank could help Russia lift its sunken nuclear submarines The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has signaled its readiness to help Russia raise Soviet-era radioactive debris, […]
March 13, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Meltdown in Japan Fukushima cleanup struggle focuses on what to do with contaminated water Nine years after the Fukushima disaster shook the world, one of the biggest impediments to cleaning up the site in Northeastern Japan is […]
March 10, 2020 Arctic, Climate change, Fossil fuels Russia pushes major tax breaks for drilling Arctic oil and gas Russia says it will slash taxes for oil and gas companies willing to do business in the Arctic as part of a massive polar development plan […]
March 6, 2020 Arctic, Arctic Transport and Shipping, Climate change Russia’s Arctic shipments grow, despite warnings about climate change Cargo shipments passing through the Northern Sea Route, Russia’s remote Arctic sea artery, topped 30 million tons during the past year, […]
March 4, 2020 Nuclear issues France begins winding down its reliance on nuclear power France began shutting down its oldest nuclear plant last month after 43 years of operation, the first in a series of closures the government […]
March 3, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Bellona’s working group aims to keep depleted uranium imports honest Over the past several months, there has been alarm in Russian about the import of depleted uranium, a possibly dangerous substance that some […]
February 26, 2020 Electric mobility, Transport Russia weighs slashing import taxes for electric cars The Eurasian Economic Union, whose biggest member is Russia, says it is considering scrapping import taxes on electric cars until the end of […]
February 19, 2020 Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill New study says Deepwater Horizon spill was worse than previously thought The environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was much worse that previously thought, according to a new […]
February 17, 2020 Arctic, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet Russian icebreaker delivery delayed by electrical failure A motor breakdown during sea trials aboard the Arktika, one of the world’s biggest nuclear icebreakers, has thrown into doubt that the […]
February 13, 2020 Arctic, Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Bellona: A green energy transition is necessary in the Arctic Climate change is one of the biggest threats to the Arctic and therefore the entire plant. And while numerous nations speak of the […]
February 12, 2020 Electric mobility, Transport While the number of electric cars in Russia is on the upswing, they remain a rare sight With each passing year, the number of electric cars sold in Russia is growing exponentially, but it is still to early to suggest the country […]
February 10, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Bellona’s Russian nuclear project celebrates its 25th anniversary Bellona’s nuclear project is a tale of how a Norwegian organization and the world community helped Russia dispose of Soviet radioactive […]
February 4, 2020 Climate change, Electric mobility, Fossil fuels, Renewable energy, Transport The fossil fuel industries are under attack on four fronts – and they’re losing The fossil fuel industries of coal, oil and natural gas are now under attack on four separate fronts. They are unlikely to survive this for […]
February 3, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel Russia eyes raising thousands of radioactive relics from watery Arctic graves It should have been an easy job. Instead, towing a rust-bucket nuclear submarine known as the k-159 to scrapping ended in a headache Russia […]
