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

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August 7, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Rosatom agrees not to fuel floating nuclear plant in Russia’s second biggest city

Bowing to a campaign of pressure from Bellona and the Norwegian government, builders of Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant this […]

July 5, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Fire aboard floating nuclear plant ignites fresh debate

A fire broke out on the floating nuclear power plant being built at a shipyard in the center of St. Petersburg, but was extinguished before […]

July 3, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Rosatom loses hope in its international nuclear builds, eyes renewables

Amid decreasing world demand for nuclear energy, Russia’s state nuclear corporation last week warned it would likely be receiving fewer […]

June 28, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel

First shipment of nuclear fuel leaves Andreyeva Bay – five more years of voyages to come

On Tuesday morning, the Rossita, an Italian ship loaded with Soviet-era spent nuclear fuel, which had been secured and packed mostly on […]

June 23, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel

Decades of piled up nuclear fuel bids farewell to Andreyeva Bay

Two decades ago, a green four-car train would make the rounds every few months to Russia’s snowy Kola Peninsula to cart nuclear fuel and […]

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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

Rosatom agrees not to fuel floating nuclear plant in Russia’s second biggest city

Fire aboard floating nuclear plant ignites fresh debate

Rosatom loses hope in its international nuclear builds, eyes renewables

First shipment of nuclear fuel leaves Andreyeva Bay – five more years of voyages to come

Decades of piled up nuclear fuel bids farewell to Andreyeva Bay

Get in touch with our expert in this field

Private: Nils Bøhmer

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