April 5, 2016 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel Lepse dismantlement on schedule and 1000 times safer MURMANSK – The Lepse nuclear fuel storage ship, for decades one of the most poignant radiation hazards in Northwest Russia,…
March 31, 2016 Nuclear Agreements, Nuclear Russia, Nuclear USA Russia shuns major Obama-hosted nuclear safety summit Dozens of world leaders have descended on Washington for a major summit hosted by President Barack Obama to discuss protecting…
March 27, 2016 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russia’s Kola Nuclear Plant to run its oldest reactor even longer MURMANSK – Despite the fact that the Kola nuclear power plant produces 500 megawatts of unneeded energy per year, Russia’s…
March 10, 2016 Nuclear Meltdown in Japan Five years after Fukushima, unlearned lessons spell ongoing catastrophes On the morning of March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake in the Pacific sent a massive wall of water rolling…
March 1, 2016 Climate change, Gas, Nuclear Russia, Oil, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet New nuclear icebreaker brings flashy tech – and climate worries The race to complete the Arktika Russian nuclear icebreaker, the first in a line of new generation vessels for use…
