October 18, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet Russian officials admit that sanctions are throwing nuclear icebreaker plans behind While Russian authorities assert that their newest and most powerful icebreaker, the Arktika, will be ready to take to the…
October 4, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Rosatom announces new fueling dates for its floating nuclear plant Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom now says it will fuel its first floating nuclear power plant by October 2018 after…
October 2, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel The worst nuclear disaster you’ve never heard of celebrates its 60th birthday In the history of nuclear disasters, it’s easy to forget that a radioactive explosion back in 1957 near an obscure…
September 28, 2017 Arctic, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet What can Russia learn from its flashy new nuclear icebreaker push? Russia last week held a launching ceremony for a powerful nuclear icebreaker, called the Sibir, as part of its drive…
September 21, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel Officials still house hunting in Northwest Russia for a place to store nuclear waste Russia’s uncertain search for a place to store its low level radioactive waste has again focused on areas surrounding Murmansk,…
