Nuclear issues

Nuclear fuel and radioactive waste remains lethal for centuries to come and the world has yet to discover safe ways to store it. Bellona focuses on nuclear energy and its pitfalls. It also follows the progress of Cold War legacy nuclear remediation.

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Nuclear issues

October 1, 2018 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Russia’s floating nuclear plant opens its gangway to Bellona

After years of secrecy surrounding the Akademik Lomonsov, Russia’s controversial floating nuclear power plant, Russia’s state nuclear […]

September 26, 2018 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Nuclear USA

Finland insists Russia meet its safety requirements in nuclear plant build

An official in Finland has insisted that a long-delayed nuclear power plant being built in the Nordic country with the assistance of […]

September 24, 2018 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Nuclear USA

World’s first floating nuclear plant dismantled in Texas

Last week engineering crews confirmed they had finished dismantling the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, deactivating its […]

September 19, 2018 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Old World War II bunkers around St Petersburg house fresh radiation threats

When people talk about deactivating Russia’s radiation legacy, they’re usually referring to the warheads on cruise missiles, the […]

September 18, 2018 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Rosatom hopes to market small-scale nuclear power plants to foreign customers, reports say

Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation says it is pushing forward in developing small-scale reactors, a move that would expand the […]

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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