Tag Archives: Russia

Russian nuclear submarine burns for 5 hours in shipyard via The Star

Posted on 2013/09/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA- A fire burned for five hours on an atomic-powered submarine undergoing repairs near Russia’s eastern port of Vladivostok on Monday, but naval and shipyard officials said there was no risk of a radiation leak and nobody was hurt. … Continue reading →

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Russia Offers Fukushima Cleanup Help as Tepco Reaches Out via Bloomberg

Posted on 2013/08/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] As Tokyo Electric pumps thousands of metric tons of water through the wrecked Fukushima station to cool its melted cores, the tainted run-off was found to be leaking into groundwater and the ocean. The approach to cooling and decommissioning … Continue reading →

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Russia’s Rosatom eyes nuclear contracts in Britain via Reuters

Posted on 2013/08/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – Russian state nuclear company Rosatom is considering selling reactors in Britain and will soon decide whether to apply for a UK reactor licence, a senior company executive said. Rosatom is now building more atomic power plants than any … Continue reading →

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Turkey’s First Nuclear Power Plant On Schedule Despite Deficiencies In Environmental Impact Analysis: Report via International Business Times

Posted on 2013/08/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Akkuyu NGS, the company that is building Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, confirmed Wednesday that construction of the nuclear site is on schedule despite Turkey’s Environment and Urban Planning Ministry’s rejection of the Environmental Impact Analysis Report that cited deficiencies … Continue reading →

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If You’ve Never Worried About A Nuclear Disaster in India, Start Now via Yahoo.news

Posted on 2013/07/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Koodankulam nuclear plant went critical this weekend despite stinging criticism from both pro and anti-nuclear experts. Shouldn’t we be terrified that the plant has been dealing with Russian conmen suppliers, missing wiring and electrocution deaths? Shouldn’t we be scared … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Waste: A $1 Billion Energy Department Project Overshoots Its Budget by 600 Percent via truthout

Posted on 2013/07/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Savannah River Site, South Carolina – Scattered among the pine forests of this 310-square mile federal reservation are five mothballed nuclear reactors where tens of thousands of workers were once engaged in a grim race to create as much … Continue reading →

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Moscow skeptical of Obama’s proposal for nuclear weapon cutting via The Voice of Russia

Posted on 2013/06/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Russia will not allow violating the balance in the strategic deterrent system and lowering the efficiency of its nuclear force, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a conference on state defence order. On Wednesday, speaking in Berlin, US President Barack … Continue reading →

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Russia, South Africa set to further strengthen nuclear links via Engineering News

Posted on 2013/06/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Russia is hopeful about its chances of supplying South Africa with new nuclear power plants (NPPs) to help meet the country’s future energy needs. During last month’s visit to Russia by President Jacob Zuma, South African Energy Minister Dipuo Peters … Continue reading →

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Obama, Putin find agreement on nuclear weapons via The Washington Times

Posted on 2013/06/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Agreement on a policy toward Syria isn’t likely, but President Obama and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, did find common ground on reducing the threat posed by nuclear weapons. After a meeting Monday evening at this week’s G-8 Summit in … Continue reading →

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Iran’s nuclear reactor hit by “malfunction” via NOW

Posted on 2013/06/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Iran’s Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant has suffered a malfunction in its main generator, the Islamic Republic’s ambassador to Moscow said on Monday. Mahmoud Reza Sadjadi did not specify the nature of the malfunction or make clear whether it has … Continue reading →

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