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

July 3, 2012 Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

Collapse of spent fuel storage pool at Fukushima Daiichi could be worse than initial accident, says new report

A collapse of the already tilting reactor No 4 building at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant, ¬atop which sits a…

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June 27, 2012 Nuclear Russia

COMMENT: Public speaks out overwhelmingly against reactor power boosting experiment at Balakovo NPP – will the industry listen?

BALAKOVO, Russia – In an important victory for activists, a public hearing spoke out against an experimental increase of the…

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June 19, 2012 Radwaste storage at nuclear fuel cycle plants in Russia

As Russia heads to Rio+20, Bellona to spotlight Mayak as it did at the original Earth Summit in Brazil

What is so far known of the positions Russia will be taking at the Rio+20 Earth Summit opening Wednesday, it…

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June 16, 2012 Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

In final green light, Japan to restart first two reactors since Fukushima catastrophe in three weeks

In what many environmentalists and observers viewed as a forgone conclusion, Japan’s Prime Minister on Saturday ordered resumed operations at…

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June 15, 2012 Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel

With remediation new Murmansk governor installed, Norway resuming Northwest Russia nuclear remediation projects with a vengeance

ST. PETERSBURG – Norway has earmarked another 100 million roubles ($3.6 million) on rehabilitation projects at the notorious Andreyeva Bay…