Russia drills rescue and emergency response in Arctic exercise
About 6,000 personnel are engaged in one of Russia’s biggest ever rescue and emergency exercises in the Arctic. The exercise
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Akademik Lomonosov
New ship to handle all nuclear waste from Rosatom’s operations in Russian Arctic
The new special purpose vessel will serve the new icebreakers and the floating nuclear power plants and possible other reactor
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Floating nuclear power plant leaves Murmansk for Russia’s eastern Arctic
Tugs start towing floating nuclear power plant across the Northern Sea Route from Murmansk to Chukotka in what is just
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Russia’s floating nuclear power plant worries Alaskans
Russia has produced the world’s first floating nuclear power plant. A barge mounted with nuclear reactors is expected to begin
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Russia’s floating nuclear power plant gathers worldwide attention as it prepares to be towed in Arctic waters
Russia’s controversial nuclear barge is ready to travel through the Arctic seas — and observers across the globe are watching.
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Floating nuclear power plant will be key to Northern Sea Route, Russia’s Rosatom says
The Akademik Lomonosov has been officially handed over to the Russian state nuclear power company. The construction and testing of
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Russia’s floating nuclear power plant gets 10-year operating license, new paint job
The Akademik Lomonosov will be towed from Murmansk to Pevek, in Russia’s eastern Arctic, in August when the sea ice
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Arctic Russia: Floating nuclear plant’s reactors tested at full capacity
Akademik Lomonosov will be towed from Murmansk to Russia’s Arctic port of Pevek this summer and connected to the grid
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Floating nuclear power plant bringing economic revival to Arctic Russian town
One of Russia’s remotest spots is seeing hectic construction of new housing, parks and local infrastructure. The town located on
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First reactor started at Russia’s floating nuclear power plant
After an initial neutron flux, the reactor reached its minimum controlled level of chain reaction and produced power Friday evening.
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Nuclear fuel loaded on Russia’s floating power plant in Murmansk
Reactor testing starts later in October or in November. On October 2nd, the last fuel elements were loaded into the
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Nuclear fuel loading begins at Russia’s floating power plant
Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant will be thoroughly tested before towing to the north Siberian port of Pevek. Loading
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Norway keeps eye on Russia’s floating nuclear power plant as it heads for Arctic
The controversial Russian installation will spend the next two weeks along the Norwegian coast. The “Akademik Lomonosov” is followed with
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Russian floating nuclear power plant to be towed through Arctic ice
The world’s first ever installation of its kind will be towed several thousand kilometers through Arctic ice before it reaches
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Floating nuclear power plant should not be fueled with uranium in St. Petersburg, environmentalists say
Political party Yabloko demands that the soon-to-be operation is conducted in safe distance from the city center. In a public
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