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

December 20, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Russia’s floating nuclear plant plugs in and produces power at remote port

Russia’s controversial floating nuclear power station has begun supplying electricity to a remote port in Siberia, despite widespread […]

December 17, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Bellona works to shed light on Rosatom’s depleted uranium imports

In recent weeks there has been a spike of interest surrounding the import into Russia of depleted uranium, a radioactive substance regarded […]

December 13, 2019 Arctic, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet

Russia’s largest icebreaker starts sea trials

The Arktika nuclear icebreaker – currently billed as the largest in the world – has begun sea trials near the Baltic Shipyard in St […]

December 10, 2019 Arctic, Arctic Transport and Shipping, Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Rosatom to invest billions in polar shipping to compete with Suez Canal

Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, has announced it will invest some $7 billion in commercial container shipping as part of an […]

December 9, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel

Andreyeva Bay cleanup reaches landmark in dangerous nuclear fuel removal process

Used nuclear fuel assemblies, which had been lying for decades at the bottom of Building 5, an aged and dilapidated fuel store at Russia’s […]

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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