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Floating nuclear power plant leaves Murmansk for Russia’s eastern Arctic

23 August 2019 10 h 44 min — 26 August 2019 10 h 40 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, energy, floating nuclear power plant, Murmansk, nuclear, nuclear power, Pevek, Rosatom

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

9 August 2019 15 h 51 min — 9 August 2019 15 h 56 min Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, Alaska, energy, floating nuclear power plant, Northern Sea Route, nuclear, Pevek, radiation

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

10 July 2019 14 h 32 min — 12 July 2019 11 h 51 min Katie Toth, CBC News 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, energy, floating nuclear power plant, nuclear, nuclear power, Pevek

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

4 July 2019 14 h 03 min — 4 July 2019 14 h 04 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, energy, floating nuclear power plant, nuclear, nuclear power

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

1 July 2019 8 h 30 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, energy, floating nuclear power plant, nuclear, nuclear power, Pevek

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

25 April 2019 10 h 36 min — 25 April 2019 12 h 04 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, energy, floating nuclear power plant, nuclear, nuclear power, Pevek

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

30 November 2018 10 h 40 min — 30 November 2018 11 h 42 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, energy, Infrastructure, mining, Northern Sea Route, nuclear power, Pevek, Rosatom

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

5 November 2018 11 h 26 min — 9 November 2018 12 h 10 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, energy, floating nuclear power plant, Murmansk, Northern Sea Route, nuclear, Pevek

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

5 October 2018 12 h 44 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, Bilibino, energy, Murmansk, nuclear, Pevek

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

30 July 2018 14 h 17 min — 3 August 2018 15 h 25 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, energy, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk, Northern Sea Route, nuclear, Rosatom

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

4 May 2018 10 h 12 min — 4 May 2018 10 h 15 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, Barents Sea, coast, diplomacy, energy, environment, Greenpeace, industry, international relations, international waters, Northern Sea Route, Norway, nuclear, politics, Rosatom, Russia, Siberia, St.Petersburg

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

22 January 2018 15 h 08 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, Baltic Shipyard, East Siberian Sea, energy, floating nuclear power plant, Laptev Sea, Murmansk, NPP, Peschanka copper project, Pevek, Severodvinsk, St.Petersburg, Vilkitsky Strait

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

10 March 2017 18 h 29 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, Chukotka, energy, Pevek

Political party Yabloko demands that the soon-to-be operation is conducted in safe distance from the city center. In a public