Tag Archives: Russia

Contaminated Japanese cars rejected by Russian custom office via Fukushima Diary

Posted on 2012/08/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

On 7/27/2012, Ria Novosti reported radioactive contaminated cars from Japan were seized by Russian custom at Korsakov port in the south part of Sakhalin. High level of radiation was measured from the body of a micro bus, cabin of a … Continue reading →

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Kudankulam nuclear reactor to be fuelled by mid-August: Officials via NDTV

Posted on 2012/08/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Chennai: The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd is hopeful of soon getting clearance from the sectoral regulator to fuel the first reactor at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), a senior official said Sunday. “We had two detailed meetings with … Continue reading →

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Kudankulam nuclear plant hits new hurdle, PM asks who will pay for mishap via NDTV

Posted on 2012/08/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

New Delhi: The Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu has run up against new hurdles. This time, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants to know from the Department of Atomic Energy who will pay if there is a mishap at … Continue reading →

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Nuclear activists jailed in Belarus for protesting deal with Russia via Greenpeace

Posted on 2012/07/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

One of the few remaining countries that claims the nuclear renaissance is real is Russia.The renaissance is not so real at home, where the number of planned nuclear power stations always looks impressive, but actual construction slows down. So, Russia … Continue reading →

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Russian nuclear group opens office in South Africa via Engineering News

Posted on 2012/07/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

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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A nuke by any other name via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2012/05/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Both NATO and Russia would like to see the other reduce its stockpile of tactical nuclear weapons, but the two sides have been unable to agree on mutual reductions. Even modest progress on the issue at NATO’s Chicago summit seems … Continue reading →

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A Whisper of Nuclear War Spurs a Sell-Off in a Russian Stock Market via New York Times

Posted on 2012/05/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

MOSCOW — An unusually candid reference to nuclear war by Russia’s prime minister prompted a sell-off in the nation’s stock market this week, underscoring how nervous traders here have become about worsening relations with the West, a street protest movement … Continue reading →

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Uranium Boom and Plutonium Bust: Russia, Japan, China and the World　via Japan Focus

Posted on 2012/05/01 by norma field

Over the last decade, the world of fissionable material has experienced a quiet revolution. Plutonium, once the lethal darling of nations seeking a secure source of fuel for their nuclear reactors (and their nuclear weapons) has fallen from favor. Uranium … Continue reading →

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How did we forget about mutually assured destruction? via BBC News

Posted on 2012/02/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

… But the end of the Cold War hasn’t removed the nuclear warheads. Relations between Russia and the West have deteriorated in recent years. China, whose nuclear programme is little understood in the West, is doubling its military spending. India … Continue reading →

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Fire at Moscow nuclear institute, Russia says no risk via Reuters

Posted on 2012/02/05 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

(Reuters) – There was no risk of a radiation leak after a fire broke out at a Moscow nuclear research centre housing a non-operational 60-year-old atomic reactor on Sunday, said officials, but Greenpeace Russia expressed serious concern about the incident. … Continue reading →

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