Northern Sea Route cargo traffic to rise 14 per cent as Chinese shipping expands, says Rosatom
Russia’s state nuclear corporation says it expects Northern Sea Route (NSR) cargo traffic to rise 14 per cent in 2026,
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New batch of uranium fuel shipped along Russia’s Northern Sea Route
Reactor No. 1 at the Akademik Lomonosov is now ready for its second fuel change since the floating nuclear power plant began
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Rosatom says seven Chinese vessels will sail to Europe via Russia’s Arctic route
Russia’s state nuclear giant Rosatom, operator of the Northern Sea Route via the Arctic, said on Friday it had issued
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It remains unclear whether reactors will be fuelled before being towed around Scandinavia
Rosatom is now installing two RITM-200 reactors aboard what will become Russia’s second floating nuclear power plant. The arrival of
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Moscow puts money on the table to raise nuclear subs from Arctic seabed
The Government’s draft budget for 2026, and the planned budget for 2027-2028, include funding to lift the K-27 and K-159,
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Rosatom may test reactor-powered missile over the next few days
Military officials have closed off the airspace in a 500 km long zone along the western coast of Novaya Zemlya
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Rosatom outlines 10-year construction plan for Kola NPP-2
The first two 600 MW reactors for the planned Kola-2 nuclear-power plant will be built from 2027-2037. Two more will
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New New Shipping, Rosatom to build container ships for year-round Arctic sailings
The Russian-Chinese joint venture expects the first ARC7 class container ship to be commissioned in 2027. As Rosatom commissions more
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Murmansk to expand lithium mining, eyes battery production
Two mines with major reserves of the valuable metal are ready to be developed in the Kola Peninsula. According to
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Europe-Asia Arctic route loaded at one-tenth of capacity
Rosatom engages the world’s only civilian nuclear-powered cargo vessels for yet another year on voyages between St. Petersburg and Petropavlovsk,
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Russia’s new lithium mine will impact nature, Sami activist warns
The projected Kolmozero mine in the Kola Peninsula will have devastating effects on nature and indigenous peoples in the area,
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Russia pauses nuclear safety cooperation with Norway in the North
No grants – no cooperation: After giving more than €2 billion over the last 27 years to help Russia secure
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Arctic Economic Council switching to online meeting amidst Russian invasion of Ukraine
Amidst Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Arctic Economic Council (AEC) annual general meeting in St-Petersburg will go from a hybrid,
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Finnish shipbuilders contract powerful icebreaker for Russian Arctic
It is the most powerful icebreaker ever built in Finland. The vessel that is designed for breaking through the sea-ice
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Russia choose Northern Sea Route for cargo to Bangladesh, although Suez would be much shorter
The route from St. Petersburg to Bangladesh via Murmansk and Vladivostok is about 3,200 nautical miles longer than sailing the
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