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

December 18, 2020 Nuclear issues, Russian human rights issues

Rashid Alimov, who helped sound alarms on Russia’s radiation dangers, succumbs to covid-19

Rashid Alimov, a prominent environmentalist who led vigorous efforts to inform Russians of radiation dangers and campaigned for clean air […]

December 14, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Rosatom redesigning floating nuclear plant for foreign customers, media reports say

Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has begun offering to build floating nuclear plants for a number of foreign countries, the […]

December 11, 2020 Accidents and incidents, Nuclear issues

Finnish nuclear officials report ‘serious’ incident at Olkiluoto reactor, but no radiation leak

Finland’s nuclear safety authority said Thursday that radiation levels had risen following an incident at the Olkiluoto 2 nuclear unit in […]

December 8, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Bellona’s new report maps a course of action for neglected Ukrainian uranium processor

It won’t come as a surprise that radioactive contamination is a major problem facing the government of Ukraine, the country that inherited […]

December 3, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

A five-year review of Russia’s efforts to address its radiation hazards

One of Russia’s most pivotal programs for addressing radiation hazards turned 5 years old last month, marking a time for scientists, […]

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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

Nuclear issues

Nuclear issues

Rashid Alimov, who helped sound alarms on Russia’s radiation dangers, succumbs to covid-19

Rosatom redesigning floating nuclear plant for foreign customers, media reports say

Finnish nuclear officials report ‘serious’ incident at Olkiluoto reactor, but no radiation leak

Bellona’s new report maps a course of action for neglected Ukrainian uranium processor

A five-year review of Russia’s efforts to address its radiation hazards

Get in touch with our expert in this field

Private: Nils Bøhmer

Is Hydrogen in Home Heating Hot Air?

Russian Nuclear Power, status as of January, 2021