Bellona nuclear digest. July 2024
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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British nuclear submarine collided with floating object.
Publish date: May 26, 2003
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British nuclear submarine collided with floating object.
Yesterday the British Ministry of Defence announced that HMS Tireless had suffered minor damage after striking a "free floating object" whilst submerged.
HMS Tireless, which was reported to be on patrol in the Arctic when the collision occurred, has returned to Faslane naval base on the Clyde, in Scotland, for repairs. The submarine, which was commissioned in 1986 and had subsequent refits in 1996 and 1999, suffered minor damage to her ballast tank during the collision. There was neither injury to the crew nor radioactive discharge reported. Tireless is one of seven 4,750-ton nuclear powered Trafalgar Class submarines, based in Devonport, Plymouth.
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Bellona urges Norway’s Prime Minister to not support Northern Sea Route development
Transport on the Northern Sea Route is not sustainable, and Kirkenes must not become a potential hub for transport along the Siberian coast. Bellona believes this is an important message Norway should deliver in connection with the Prime Minister's visit to China. In an open letter to Jonas Gahr Støre, Bellona asks the Prime Minister to make it clear that the Chinese must stop shipping traffic through the Northeast Passage.
IAEA issues report on war-ravaged Ukrainian nuclear plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency has published a new report on its efforts to ensure nuclear safety and security during the conflict in Ukraine, with the agency’s director-general warning that the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station remains “precarious and very fragile.”
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