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

August 23, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Russian floating nuclear plant sets sail amid a sea of concerns

Russia Friday launched the Akademik Lomonosov, an audacious and experimental floating nuclear power plant that has been more than a decade […]

August 22, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Putin says mysterious radiological blast poses no threat

President Vladimir Putin has said there is no threat from a deadly explosion at a secretive military testing range – an event that […]

August 21, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Stoppage at Russian nuclear plant causes jitters

Russian officials earlier this week shut off a block of the Beloyarsk nuclear power station after picking up a “false” response […]

August 20, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Russian radiation detectors went dark in wake of mysterious explosion

Four of Russia’s nuclear monitors went silent in the days following a mysterious explosion that led to radiation spikes in the country’s […]

August 19, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Russian doctors not warned patients came from mysterious radioactive blast, says report

Russian authorities and media continue to puzzle observers by offering contradictory information about whether victims of an August 8 rocket […]

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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