Rosatom faces pressure abroad as Zaporizhzhia’s nuclear risks deepen
August brought signs of growing pressure on several fronts for Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, from questions surrounding major construct...
News
Nuclear Textbook Provokes Debate
Publish date: April 18, 2006
Shortcuts on this page
News
Nuclear Textbook Provokes Debate
As the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster approaches on April 26, a group of Russian environmentalists has published a school textbook about the accident and begun nationwide distribution.
Titled “Chernobyl Lessons”, the book, put together by experts from Ecodefense, Greenpeace Russia and Bellona, describes the disaster and its consequences in great detail, explaining the dangers of radiation, analyzing the mistakes that were made and suggesting protection strategies for similar situations.
More News
All news
IAEA suspends senior Russian official — but not over the questions surrounding his Rosatom ties
The International Atomic Energy Agency has suspended one of its most senior Russian officials — but for reasons largely unrelated to the questions ab...
Germany wants independence from Russian nuclear fuel, using Rosatom as a bridge
Europe’s effort to break its dependence on Russian nuclear fuel has a paradox in Germany: making Russian-designed fuel without buying it from Russia ...
Russian nuclear ties persist in the West as war claims another life at Zaporizhzhia
Nearly four and a half years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, July offered fresh evidence of how difficult it remains to disentangle Ru...