Floating nuclear power plant near destination in Russian eastern Arctic
Final preparations in Pevek, the remote Arctic town that will host the floating nuclear installation. The Akademik Lomonosov on the
Read moreFinal preparations in Pevek, the remote Arctic town that will host the floating nuclear installation. The Akademik Lomonosov on the
Read moreTugs start towing floating nuclear power plant across the Northern Sea Route from Murmansk to Chukotka in what is just
Read moreRussia has produced the world’s first floating nuclear power plant. A barge mounted with nuclear reactors is expected to begin
Read moreRussia’s controversial nuclear barge is ready to travel through the Arctic seas — and observers across the globe are watching.
Read moreThe Akademik Lomonosov will be towed from Murmansk to Pevek, in Russia’s eastern Arctic, in August when the sea ice
Read moreAkademik Lomonosov will be towed from Murmansk to Russia’s Arctic port of Pevek this summer and connected to the grid
Read moreOne of Russia’s remotest spots is seeing hectic construction of new housing, parks and local infrastructure. The town located on
Read moreAfter an initial neutron flux, the reactor reached its minimum controlled level of chain reaction and produced power Friday evening.
Read moreReactor testing starts later in October or in November. On October 2nd, the last fuel elements were loaded into the
Read moreThe people of Pevek, the small town on Russia’s east Arctic coast, could scent a smell of spring as they
Read moreThe world’s first ever installation of its kind will be towed several thousand kilometers through Arctic ice before it reaches
Read moreWith the break-up of ice in the Russian east Arctic comes freedom for three ships and their crews. The icebreaker
Read morePolitical party Yabloko demands that the soon-to-be operation is conducted in safe distance from the city center. In a public
Read moreThe historic convoy to Pevek did not have a lucky outcome. Three vessels, among them an icebreaker, might not get
Read moreA second icebreaker had to come to assistance as two vessels loaded with ten thousand tons of goods were making
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