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A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Publish date: December 20, 2005
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The incident reportedly did not influence the reactors operation and safety at the plant.
There was no explosion or fire just a flash and thats all! Regnum reported with the reference to the press-department of the Smolensk NPP. The switchboard is situated 300m from the reactor unit.
Smolensk NPP has three RBMK-1000 (Chernobyl type) reactors in operation at the moment with the total load of 2940 MW. The radiation levels are reported to be normal. The Smolensk NPP is situated 350 km west from Moscow. It was originally planned to construct four reactor units, but after the Chernobyl explosion the last reactor unit was not completed.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
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.
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...