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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Russia and France to deliver uranium and build reactors
Publish date: April 26, 2005
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Russia and France to deliver uranium and build reactors
Russia and France intend to broaden co-operation in the field of uranium product deliveries and construction of the reactor units in the third countries.
A Federal Nuclear Power Agency representative stated that to the ITAR-TASS news agency in the end of March. Russian companies and enterprises are already co-operating with the biggest in Europe International Corporation AREVA group on construction of the power units in China the representative said. At the moment, France mostly delivers uranium to Russia for enrichment and then the enriched uranium is used in the French or third countries reactors, he added.
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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.”
Monthly Highlights from the Russian Arctic, July 2024
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.