Nuclear issues in ex-soviet republics

The break-up of the Soviet Union left many unresolved issues in the area of nuclear power plant safety in its former republics, which are now sovereign states. This section explores problematic issues of dealing with old Soviet era reactors in these country’s, their problems of spent fuel storage, and questions of their continued use, replacement or phase-out.

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Nuclear issues in ex-soviet republics

April 14, 2021 Nuclear issues, Nuclear issues in ex-soviet republics, Nuclear Russia

Estonia mulls building a nuclear plant of its own

The government of Estonia, the small Baltic state on Russia’s western border, is investigating the possibility of building nuclear power […]

October 12, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear issues in ex-soviet republics, Nuclear Russia

Belarusian reactor reaches minimum controlled power, last step before connecting to the grid

Technicians have achieved a chain reaction in the No 1 reactor of the controversial Belarusian nuclear power plant in Ostrovets, the last […]

May 24, 2018 Nuclear issues, Nuclear issues in ex-soviet republics, Nuclear Russia

Chernobyl’s stray dogs are bound for new homes in the US

If every dog has its day, then for the dogs living in the shadow of Chernobyl’s exploded No. 4 reactor, that day has finally come.

May 30, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear issues in ex-soviet republics, Nuclear Russia

Vilnius redoubles pushback against Belarusian nuclear plant

Lithuania has renewed its long-held opposition to a Russian-built nuclear power plant going up just 50 kilometers from its capitol in […]

May 2, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear issues in ex-soviet republics, Nuclear Russia

Rosatom replaces reactor vessel that technicians dropped at its Belarusian plant

Belarus and Russia have agreed to shuffle a 330-ton reactor pressure vessel originally built for Moscow’s flagging nuclear project in the […]

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Private: Nils Bøhmer

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Nils Bøhmer has been managing director of the Bellona Foundation since 2006, after he worked 13 years at Bellona’s Russian department. Previously he worked at the NRPA. Bøhmer is Bellona’s expert on radioactive waste, nuclear accidents and nuclear power. He holds a M.Sc. from the University of Oslo and a Master’s degree in nuclear physics

Nuclear issues in ex-soviet republics

Nuclear issues in ex-soviet republics

Estonia mulls building a nuclear plant of its own

Belarusian reactor reaches minimum controlled power, last step before connecting to the grid

Chernobyl’s stray dogs are bound for new homes in the US

Vilnius redoubles pushback against Belarusian nuclear plant

Rosatom replaces reactor vessel that technicians dropped at its Belarusian plant

Get in touch with our expert in this field

Private: Nils Bøhmer

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