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Articles with tag "Nuclear"

energy agreement

Uganda Says Russia to Help it Develop Nuclear Energy

Uganda's energy needs are expected to jump in coming years.
security measures

Russian Prosecutors Find Insufficient Anti-Terrorist Protection at Murmansk Nuclear Waste Sites

According to their claims, the single concrete fence topped with barbed wire isn’t enough to stop terrorists.
'nuclear Titanic'

Russian Emergency Services Make Final Check on Floating Nuclear Power Plant

Rosgvardia, the Russian National Guard, has been commissioned to protect the power plant and its surroundings.
Lingering effects

Russian Nuclear Blast Debris Is Still Emitting Radiation, Reports Say

Background radiation levels several times above the norm were measured near two boats that washed ashore following the Aug. 8 blast.
potential catastrophe

City Where Chernobyl Was Filmed Fears Real-Life Nuclear Disaster

"We’re not going to guess whether an accident could happen, we're getting ready for one,” the head of Civil Protection Board said.
Endangered health

Russia Shuts Down Radioactive Kindergarten in Siberia

Radon levels were found to be four times above normal in one of the kindergarten’s nap rooms, the court said.
Unanswered questions

Russia’s Mystery Nuclear Explosion Occurred During Missile Recovery at Sea — Reports

A U.S. intelligence report allegedly says the explosion happened while raising a nuclear-powered missile that landed in the sea in a failed test.
Power influencer

Russia Spreads Influence in Africa Using Nuclear Power – Reports

Critics say few African countries have the capacity to distribute the nuclear energy Russia is exporting, however.
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Russia Plays a Game of Nuclear Strip Poker

This is a game Russia also played after annexing Crimea: First, flat denials, then hints, then a straight admission.
Nuclear release

Isotopes' Composition Proves Nuclear Reactor Was Involved in Russian Explosion, Expert Says

The findings are "proof that it was a nuclear reactor that exploded," in Russia's north, a Norwegian nuclear expert said.
Arkhangelsk explosion

Russian Doctor Contaminated by Food, Not Nuclear Blast – Authorities

This is the first official confirmation that a doctor who treated patients after a nuclear blast was found with a radioactive isotope in his body.
Double Blast

Russian Rocket Accident Likely Had 2 Explosions, Norway Monitor Says

The second explosion was likely from an airborne rocket powered by radioactive fuel.
Everything's fine

Kremlin Says Chernobyl-Style Explosion Cover-up ‘Impossible’

Suppressing information about the explosion “is out of the question, I can tell you dutifully,” the Kremlin's spokesman said.
'Nuclear Titanic'

Russia's First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Sets Sail in Arctic Amid Environmental Fears

The plant's voyage comes at a time of heightened concern over nuclear energy.
Nuclear Fallout

Arkhangelsk Doctors Weren’t Warned About Radiation, Surgeon Confirms in First Public Account

“My colleagues found themselves in front of the victims with jack s***, not even a respirator," the surgeon said.
Arkhangelsk blast

Russian Doctors Rattled by Radiation Exposure Told to ‘Get to Work’ After Explosion

“Anyone who was in contact with the contaminated now needs constant checkups,” one medical worker said.
nuclearized waters

Russia's Last Cold War-Era Reactor Lifted Onshore in the Arctic

The Barents Sea is safer as the era of storing radioactive reactor compartments on the water comes to an end.
mysterious blast

Some Russian Radiation Sensors Back Online After Rocket Explosion, Monitor Says

U.S.-based nuclear experts suspect Russia was testing a nuclear-powered cruise missile.
Off the grid

Russia Says It Won't Share Rocket Explosion Data as Suspicions Swirl

Four Russian nuclear radiation monitoring stations stopped transmitting data days after a mysterious explosion in northern Russia.
Radio silence

4 Russian Nuclear Monitors ‘Went Silent’ Following Rocket Explosion – WSJ

One arms control expert called the disruptions “a very odd coincidence.”
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