Norwegians fear radiation as Russia prolongs test-window for Burevestnik missile
A satellite image from September 14 shows several vessels close to shore near the military top-secret Pankovo test site. Air
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Experts discuss plan to lift nuclear waste from Russian Arctic seabed
Experts are discussing the framework for safe lifting of dumped reactors from four submarines and uranium fuel from one icebreaker
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Russia finds radioactive isotopes following mysterious blast
Analyses of the radionuclides in the fallout over Severodvinsk, northwest Russia show several isotopes that would not have been present
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Traces of radioactive iodine detected near Norway-Russia border
The findings are not necessary connected with the recent accident at the nuclear weapons test site in northern Russia, Norwegian
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Weapons tests involving radiation near populated areas are ‘dangerous’, Russian expert warns
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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Russian nuclear corporation says 5 staff members died in last week’s “liquid propulsion system” blast
Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom issued a statement late Friday night about the death of five of its staff. Three others received
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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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Radiation worries but few details following rocket blast in northwest Russia
Russian authorities confirm mysterious brief radiation spike a few hours after the missile engine blast, but the source of release
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Radiation seeping out from 30-year-old nuclear-sub wreck in Norwegian Sea
One sample taken from an open ventilation hole of the wrecked Soviet nuclear-powered submarine shows levels of about 800 Becquerel
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Small traces of radioactive Cobalt-60 detected along Norway-Russia border
“The levels measured are very, very low and we don’t know its origin,” says Bredo Møller with Norway’s radiation agency’s
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Russia’s missing nuclear-powered cruise missile sparks radiation worries
Russia’s missing reactor-powered cruise missile in the Barents Sea obviously causes concerns, says Norway’s Environment Minister, Ola Elvestuen. “We have
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Cancer rates in Arctic Finland below average
Finland has regional differences when it comes to the incidence of cancer, according to maps charting morbidity from the National
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OK to eat meat, berries from Swedish forests affected by Chernobyl disaster
Thirty years after the Chernobyl disaster, it is safe to eat berries, meat, and fish coming from the Swedish regions
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Norwegian outcry over sunken Russian sub tests
Researchers fear they might never see their samples taken near the sunken nuclear submarine “K-159”. A joint team of Norwegian and
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