December 29, 2011 Accidents and incidents UPDATE: Massive fire engulfs Russian nuclear submarine at Arctic repair dock; possibly 19 injured, and leaks remain uncertain A massive fire broke out during repairs to a Russian nuclear-powered submarine at a shipyard near the northern port of…
December 27, 2011 Nuclear Meltdown in Japan Panel’s interim report condemns response to disaster at Fukushima Daiichi As the reactors at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant overheated and three of its reactors melted down, poorly trained…
December 24, 2011 Radwaste storage at nuclear fuel cycle plants in Russia Russia’s infamous reprocessing plant Mayak never stopped illegal dumping of radioactive waste into nearby river, poisoning residents, newly disclosed court finding says MOSCOW - The ecological group Ecodefense! has obtained and distributed in the media an official court ruling that confirms what…
December 21, 2011 Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel Russia’s plan to move spent nuclear fuel to Siberia raises safety concerns – and fails to solve the mounting waste problem ST. PETERSBURG - A special-purpose train carrying 80 tons of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)…
December 19, 2011 Nuclear Meltdown in Japan Japan’s PM declares Fukushima stable – environmentalists beg to differ Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan declared Friday that the end has come to the world’s worst nuclear crisis since…
