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Articles with tag "Nuclear"

UN Nuclear Head Says Discussed Kursk Plant Safety With Zelensky

Ukraine sent thousands of troops into the Kursk region on Aug. 6, triggering fighting less than 50 kilometers (30 miles) away from the nuclear plant.

Researchers Locate Possible Launch Site for Russia’s New Nuclear-Powered Missile – Reuters

The imagery "suggests something very unique, very different," one of the researchers said.
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opinion Ruth Deyermond

Resetting U.S.-Russia Relations Would Be a Mistake

Envisaging a future reset with Russia is not pragmatism. It is wishful thinking.
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Russia to Restrict Entry to Kursk Nuclear Plant Town

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi warned that the plant's proximity to ongoing fighting was "extremely serious."
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UN Nuclear Agency Chief Warns of Nuclear Risks During Kursk Plant Visit

Rafael Rossi said he would visit Kyiv next week to talk to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Germany Says Will Not Be ‘Intimidated’ by Putin’s Nuclear Threats

Putin on Sunday threatened to relaunch production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons if the plans go ahead.
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Putin Threatens To Restart Production of Mid-Range Nuclear Weapons

Putin added that now in Russia "the development of a number of such systems is in the final stages."
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Russia, Kyrgyzstan Sign Radioactive Decontamination Deal

Kyrgyzstan is still suffering from the environmental consequences of uranium and other heavy metals mining during the Soviet era.
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Russia Starts Tactical Nuclear Drills Near Ukraine

Putin ordered the drills earlier this month after a series of Western statements on the Ukraine conflict drew scorn in Moscow.
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Moscow's Plans to Build Atop Radioactive Waste Pipes Spark Alarm from Experts, Industry

Thirty-eight years after Chernobyl, careless urban development risks unleashing another radioactive hazard beneath Muscovites’ feet.
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Russia's Record Floods Submerge Uranium Mines in Urals – Reports

State nuclear agency Rosatom denied that the mining facilities were impacted by the flood.
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Kyiv, Moscow Trade Accusations of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Attacks

Russia is attacking the station "with drones, pretending that the threat to the plant and nuclear safety is coming from Ukraine," the head of Ukraine's...
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IAEA Chief To Hold Talks With Putin About Ukraine Nuclear Plant

Rafael Grossi last met Putin in St. Petersburg in October 2022 to discuss safety issues involving the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
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Putin Gives Go-Ahead to New Nuclear Icebreaker

The Leningrad is designed to carve through ice to allow trailing cargo ships easier passage through the frozen northern seas.
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Russian Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ship Catches Fire in Arctic

The Sevmorput is one of Russia's four nuclear-powered merchant ships.
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Ukraine Says Blackout at Nuclear Plant Risked Accident

The International Atomic Energy Agency said it was the eighth such blackout since the conflict began.
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The Soviets Conducted Dozens of 'Peaceful' Nuclear Explosions. Their Radioactive Contamination Lingers On.

Questions remain to this day over who should be responsible for monitoring these long-abandoned sites and how they impact human health.
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Russia Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile

Russia said Sunday it had successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads from one of its submarines...
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Russia Says Intends to Continue Nuclear Test Moratorium

Moscow withdrew its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty this week.
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Russia Says It Shot Down Ukrainian Drones Near Occupied Nuclear Plant

The plant, which was captured by Russian forces in March 2022, has been rocked by repeated drone attacks and shelling that Kyiv and Moscow have blamed...
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