Nuclear Safety

Radiation researchers denied access to naval waters

A study aimed to determine possible leakages of radioactivity from Russia’s nuclear waste dump in Andreeva Bay is stopped by the navy. “The missing samples make it impossible to conclude,” says Salve Dahle with Akvaplan-niva.

April 30, 2014

Sweden boosts military spending, cuts nuclear safety aid

A step-by-step increase up to SEK 5,5 billion will be added to the annual defense budget following the Ukraine crisis. The cash will partly come by cutting spending on environment and nuclear safety cooperation with Russia.

April 23, 2014

Nuclear security in jeopardy as Russia kicked out of G8

G8 and partners has granted more than $1 billion on nuclear security on the Kola Peninsula since 2002.

March 25, 2014

Nuclear submarine on fire

Nuclear powered submarine “Krasnodar” on fire during decommissioning work at the naval yard Nerpa north of Murmansk Monday morning. The submarine is the sistership of “Kursk” of the Oscar-II class and has two nuclear reactors.

March 17, 2014

Irregularities corrected, nuclear cooperation continues

County Governor of Finnmark, Gunnar Kjønnøy, rejects all claims of confusion in Russian financial statements. A new audit examination of Norway’s spending on replacement of nuclear lighthouses beat off earlier questions raised by Russian Accounts Chambers.

January 14, 2014

Shipyard director fears radiation accident

Laid-up nuclear powered battle cruise in Severodvinsk has two reactors with spent nuclear fuel that haven’t been unloaded in 34 years.

January 10, 2014

Russia builds huge nuclear missile depot in Severomorsk

Russia has started building storages for more than 100 Bulava missiles some 120 kilometers from the border to Norway.

December 13, 2013

Prepares for Arctic nuclear waste shipping

Russian research institute designs ice-classed cargo vessel for transport of spent nuclear fuel and reactors in the Arctic. Nuclear expert is worried it could be used to import nuclear waste.

November 29, 2013

Nuclear repository could end up in Arctic

Ten pre-selected locations in Northwest-Russia are now under consideration, including permafrost sites on Novaya Zemlya and Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Norway wants to have a say before any decisions are taken.

November 27, 2013

Reactor shut-down at Kola NPP

Reactor No. 4 was automatically shut-down Sunday after a sensor gave spurious indication of increased temperature in the cooling water.

November 25, 2013

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