Nuclear Russia

This section deals with all topics relative to Russia’s nuclear fuel cycle, from nuclear power plant construction, decommissioning, its nuclear military industrial complex, spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste storage issues and Russia’s nuclear endeavors relative to the health of Russia’s citizens and environment.

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Nuclear Russia

March 7, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Russia strives to dust off nuclear plant it started building years ago in Bulgaria

Bulgaria is moving to revive the Belene nuclear power plant seven years after the Russia project was cancelled due to funding shortfalls and […]

March 4, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Lithuania renews opposition to Russian-built nuclear plant in Belarus

Lithuanian officials have renewed their longstanding opposition to a nuclear power plant Russia is building in neighboring Belarus, this […]

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February 27, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Russian official confirms plans to build behemoth nuclear icebreaker

Russian officials have said they will back the overhaul of an ailing Far Eastern shipyard in order to build an enormous nuclear icebreaker […]

February 18, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Nuclear reactor near St Petersburg Russia back online after weekend hiccup

The No 1 reactor at the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant II that was taken offline due to an unknown system failure before the weekend was […]

February 14, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Rosatom reportedly reaching new deal to complete Turkish nuclear plant

Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, is close to reaching an agreement for a new partner in a nuclear power plant it is building […]

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Private: Nils Bøhmer

Managing director
nils@bellona.no
+47 900 37 517

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