Russian Navy

This section deals with all aspects of Russia’s nuclear navy, from its Northern Nuclear Submarine Fleet to its Pacific Fleet, its practices of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste storage, accidents aboard its vessels and submarine decommissioning.

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Russian Navy

May 12, 2004 Russian Navy

New strategic nuclear submarine laid down at Sevmash plant

The second nuclear strategic submarine 4th generation was laid down at the Sevmash plant in Severodvinsk in March, ITAR-TASS reported.

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April 30, 2004 Russian Navy

Nuclear-powered strategic submarines worldwide—a comparison

Per today, five countries operate nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. Analyst Zackary Moss gives a summary of post Cold War ballistic…

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April 15, 2004 Russian Navy

Murmansk Prosecutors Office closes criminal case on irradiation at SevRAO

ST. PETERSBURG—The Murmansk Regional Prosecutors Office has closed criminal case on the accidental irradiation of the workers from the N2…

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April 12, 2004 Access to information, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, Russian Navy

Russia: a region of extremes

MOSCOW—A seminar late last month on the handling spent nuclear fuel, or SNF, and radioactive waste on the Kola Peninsula—home…

April 12, 2004 Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, Russian Navy

Appeal to the State Duma, ministries, departments and scientists

After a seminar entitled Spent Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste Handling and Storage in the Kola Peninsula, its participants voted…