
Enriched Uranium Fuels Russia’s War Machine. But the US Still Imports It
This piece by Bellona’s Dmitry Gorchakov originally appeared in The Moscow Times. On Feb. 24, the pro-Kremlin outlet EA Daily repo...
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Publish date: July 21, 2003
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The facility is expected to receive 8 tons of the spent nuclear fuel from the Russian designed reactors VVER-1000, RBMK-1000 and of foreign origin. The projects price tag is about $130 mln. Some parts of the unfinished RT-2 plant are rapidly being dismantled to construct the dry facility instead. The fossil fuel-burning power plant, a substitute for nuclear reactor, should produce 400 Gcal and 117 MW of energy. It is expected to serve both neighbouring Sosnovoborsk and Zheleznogorsk. According to the agreement between the Russian Atomic Ministry and the USA, the US party earmarks $150 mln for the fossil fuel-burning power plant provided the Russian party shuts down the controversial reactor for good in 2006. The Zheleznogorsk authorities, however, believe this sum is not enough and intend to ask for additional investment from the state budget.
This piece by Bellona’s Dmitry Gorchakov originally appeared in The Moscow Times. On Feb. 24, the pro-Kremlin outlet EA Daily repo...
One hundred days into European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s second mandate, let’s take stock. «Since December, von d...
On February 26th, the European Commission announced a much-anticipated package, including the Action Plan for Affordable Energy, along with additiona...
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