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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Russian environmentalists and scientists studied German experience with nuclear plant decommissioning
Publish date: June 15, 2007
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Russian environmentalists and scientists studied German experience with nuclear plant decommissioning
A Russian delegation arrived on an exploratory visit to better understand the Germany’s experience with decommissioning the Greifswald atomic power plant along with five thousand personnel and five nuclear power reactors, concurrent with the Kola nuclear power plant design.
The goal of the visit is to get better acclimated with German experiences in solving social, environmental and technological problems that are connected with removing the Atomic Power Plant from operation. Chairmen from the Murmansk district administrations, municipal authorities of the atomic city Polarnie Zory in the Murmansk region and NGO activists from Green World and Geya took part in the visit.
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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.