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Weapons tests involving radiation near populated areas are ‘dangerous’, Russian expert warns

13 August 2019 12 h 13 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Bellona, defence, military, nuclear, radiation, rockets, Severodvinsk, Weapons

Nuclear safety expert Andrey Zolotkov with the Murmansk-based environmental group Bellona says there is always a risk of unforeseen circumstances

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Norway to press Russia for action on Arctic smelter pollution

30 January 2019 11 h 07 min — 1 February 2019 15 h 39 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments air pollution, Bellona, Kirkenes, nickel, Nikel, Rune Rafaelsen

“It is Russia’s responsibility to reduce the emission,” says Ola Elvestuen, Norway’s Minister of Climate and the Environment. Last Friday,

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Northwestern Russia’s oldest reactor to run for another 15 years

10 July 2018 11 h 53 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Bellona, energy, history, Kola nuclear power plant, Kola Peninsula, nuclear, Rosenergoatom, Rostechnadzor, security, Soviet Union

Russia’s nuclear watchdog authorises operation until 2033, twice the originally planned lifetime. Environmental NGO Bellona is deeply worried about safety.

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Challenges ahead for electric car chargers along Europe’s northernmost highway

17 November 2017 15 h 58 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, Bellona, electricity, environment, European Highway E105, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk, renewable energy, Tesla

Bellona teams up with regional authorities to see how and where charger should come between Murmansk and the border to

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Russia develops new nuclear battery for Arctic

31 March 2016 14 h 34 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Bellona, environment, Norway, physics, security

“What the world doesn’t need right now are more remotely located radioactive sources that could be stolen by terrorists and

The pipes of Kola Mining Company's nickel melter in Nikel on the Kola Peninsula. (Atle Staalesen/Barents Observer)

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Norway is polluting Murmansk says Russian official

24 April 2015 14 h 36 min — 24 April 2015 14 h 38 min Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic, Bellona, europe, politics, pollution, Science, waste

More than half of the pollution in Murmansk Oblast comes from Europe, and especially Norway, a representative from the regional