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This Is How Russia Disposes Of Its Dated Nuclear Submarines via Business Insider

… Information now provided to the Norwegian daily Aftenposten by Russia’s authorities catalogue “enormous quantities” of Soviet-era nuclear reactors and radioactive waste dumped into the Kara Sea over the course of decades, far worse than previously known, and which include the experimental K-27 submarine … Continue reading

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Russian nuclear group opens office in South Africa via Engineering News

South Africa has become only the third country to host a marketing office of Russia’s State-owned nuclear energy group Rosatom. The registration of the office was announced by the group on Wednesday. South Africa plans to develop 9.6 GW of … Continue reading

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Second life: The questionable safety of life extensions for Russian nuclear power plants via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

In response to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, countries such as Germany and Switzerland are preparing to phase out aging nuclear power plants. The Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom), however, is taking a very different … Continue reading

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Second life: The questionable safety of life extensions for Russian nuclear power plants via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

In response to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, countries such as Germany and Switzerland are preparing to phase out aging nuclear power plants. The Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom), however, is taking a very different … Continue reading

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