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Radiation leak on Russian nuclear powered ice-breaker ship

“Even a small radiation leak inside the reactor structure is a serious event,” said independent military analyst Pavel Felgenhauer.

“If the leak is small, they might be able to repair it. But it is hard to do because the reactor is hot,” Felgenhauer noted.

Nuclear leak on Russian icebreaker in Arctic sparks rescue mission THE AUSTRALIAN,  May 06, 2011 RUSSIA have launched an urgent rescue mission after one of its atomic-powered icebreakers developed a nuclear leak in the frozen seas of the Arctic and was forced to abandon its mission. Continue reading →

May 8, 2011 Posted by | Russia, safety | Leave a comment

Russian nuclear powered ice-breaker has radiation leak

Radioactivity leak reported on Russian icebreaker, Moscow – Monsters and Critics May 5, 2011, Moscow – A small amount of radiation escaped from a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker, officials said Thursday. …Radioactivity leak reported on Russian icebreaker – Monsters and Critics

May 6, 2011 Posted by | Russia, safety | Leave a comment

Soviet Russia’s radiation experiments on people

The sad story of Nim,  – Documentary films,  MACLEANS CA, by Brian D. Johnson , April 29, 2011   “…….After the Apocalypse takes us to a former Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan, where residents were deliberately exposed to radiation as human guinea pigs, …… After the Apocalypse, from British director Antony Butts, explores the fallout from 456 nuclear blasts detonated by the Soviets from 1949 to 1989 at the Semipalatinsk test site on the steppes of Kazakhstan. So scientists could study the effects of radiation, residents were not evacuated; some 200,000 were exposed, suffering genetic damage that ricocheted through three generations. Today, one in 20 children in the zone is born with birth defects, and sheep graze in radioactive bomb craters, where herders “protect” themselves with vodka.

Dr. Toleukhan Nurmagambetov, head of the local maternity clinic, takes us to a museum of bottled fetuses with monstrous deformities (such as a cyclops eye), then to an orphanage of children with Down’s syndrome and missing limbs…….. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/the-sad-story-of-nim/

April 30, 2011 Posted by | history, Russia | 3 Comments

Worried about their nuclear export sales, Russia promotes safety

Vast commercial interests are tied up in the continued adoption of nuclear power and development of reactors, particularly in emerging markets, which are the primary customers of Russia’s nuclear exports….Some of that market is already drying up (at left, Sergei Kiriyenko, Russia’s top nuclear salesman)

Russia Proposes Stricter Rules for Nuclear Safety, New York Times, By ANDREW E. KRAMER,  April 28, 2011, MOSCOW —”…..Russian officials have announced details of what is emerging as their main response to the disaster in Japan: a proposal to create an international regulatory framework for nuclear power….. Continue reading →

April 29, 2011 Posted by | politics international, Russia | Leave a comment

What lovely optimism – nuclear powered spacecraft for USA, Russia

Russia, U.S. to cooperate on nuclear-powered spacecrafts MOSCOW, April 4 (Xinhua) –– The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Roscosmos) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have agreed to cooperate in developing nuclear engines for spacecrafts, local media reported on Monday.Citing Roscosmos’ head Anatoly Perminov in Kazakh Baikonur space center, reports said Russia has initiated to jointly build nuclear-powered engines with NASA by 2019 and use these engines for flights to Mars.

Such an engine will make the flight to Mars 20 times faster, Perminov said, adding that the meeting between he and his NASA counterpart Charles Bolden was scheduled on April 1

Russia, U.S. to cooperate on nuclear-powered spacecrafts

April 5, 2011 Posted by | Russia, technology, USA | Leave a comment

Russian nuclear czar – selling $6 billion enriched uranium to USA?

Rosatom Signs $2.8 Billion Contract to Enrich Uranium for U.S.  Bloomberg, By Ilya Khrennikov – Mar 26, 2011 Rosatom Corp., Russia’s government- owned nuclear holding company, agreed a contract valued at about $2.8 billion to supply enriched uranium to the U.S., Russian state-run newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta said, citing the company.The accord includes an option to double supplies, possibly boosting the value of the deal to $6 billion, Kommersant said in a separate report, citing Rosatom Chief Executive Officer Sergei Kirienko.….Rosatom Signs $2.8 Billion Contract to Enrich Uranium for U.S. – Bloomberg

March 28, 2011 Posted by | marketing, Russia, Uranium | Leave a comment

Russia’s $billions spending spree on nuclear weapons

Much of the spending will be channelled into strategic missile forces. Several hundred mobile S-400 and S-500 defence missile systems are on order and a new intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of carrying 10 nuclear warheads, is being developed.

Billions to be spent on Russian rearmament, Sydney Morning Herald, Andrew OsbornFebruary 26, 2011 MOSCOW: Russia has unveiled the biggest rearmament program since the fall of the Soviet Union, Continue reading →

February 27, 2011 Posted by | Russia, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Fast breeder nuclear reactor trains for Russia?

Russia designs nuclear train2011- BarentsObserver Thomas Nilsen 24 Feb 2011, Sounds like a chapter in a science fiction book? Well,it’s not. Rosatom and Russian Railways are seriously developing a nuclear powered train.Vice-president of Russian Railways (RZhD) Valentin Gapanovich says they will present the layout of the train by the end of this year. The train will consist of 11 wagons.The engine of the train will be a small fast breeder reactor, and in its initial stage, the train will be a scientific exhibition complex.The design is made by Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom…….Russia designs nuclear train – BarentsObserver

February 25, 2011 Posted by | reprocessing, Russia, technology | Leave a comment

Russia pushing Bulgaria to sign up for nuclear power project

Rosatom pressing Bulgaria to sign next agreement on Belene project,  The Sofia Echo, Feb 20 2011  byDnevnik.bg Russia’s state nuclear energy company Rosatom is urging Bulgaria to sign another agreement related to the construction of the Belene nuclear power station, the company said in a media statement on February 20 2011.
Bulgaria will pay no funds from the state budget to build Belene, but at the same time it will keep its 51 per cent share in the project, Rosatom said……Rosatom pressing Bulgaria to sign next agreement on Belene project – Business – The Sofia Echo

February 20, 2011 Posted by | marketing, Russia | Leave a comment

Toshiba and Russi get together on uranium selling

Toshiba, Atomenergoprom May Form Uranium Venture , Bloomberg:-   10 Feb 2011, lNuclear power plant construction company, Toshiba Corporation, and a unit of OAO Atomenergoprom, Russia’s state-owned atomic power company, may form a venture to sell enriched uranium this year…Bloomberg: Toshiba, Atomenergoprom May Form Uranium Venture – Nuclear Power Industry News – Nuclear Power Industry News – Nuclear Street – Nuclear Power Portal

February 11, 2011 Posted by | Russia | Leave a comment

Russia might cancel nuclear project in Bulgaria

-Rosatom may drop Bulgaria nuclear project-Ifax | ReutersMon Feb 7, 2011 MOSCOW Feb 7 – Russian state company Rosatom may drop a project to build a nuclear power station in Bulgaria, Interfax news agency said on Monday, quoting an internal Rosatom document…… UPDATE 1-Rosatom may drop Bulgaria nuclear project-Ifax | Energy & Oil | Reuters

February 8, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, Russia | Leave a comment

Russia flexes its legal muscles against Canadian uranium company

Russia blocks litigation claim against ARMZ – Khan, TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – By: Liezel Hill 7th February 2011 Russian authorities have blocked a litigation claim by Canadian junior Khan Resources against Russian State-owned uranium miner Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ), Continue reading →

February 8, 2011 Posted by | Legal, Russia | Leave a comment

Russia demands role in NATO missile shield: otherwise will deploy nuclear weapons

Russia warns NATO of nuclear deployment, Google hosted news, (AFP) 24 Jan 2011, MOSCOW — Russia wants an unambiguous answer from NATO over Moscow’s role in a European missile defence shield and will deploy nuclear weapons if no agreement is reached, Continue reading →

January 25, 2011 Posted by | Russia, weapons and war | 1 Comment

USA, Canada, paying for nuclear security in Russia

.. The US and Canadian governments will share part of the costs.

US, Canada to help Russia with nuclear counterterrorism centre, Sify News, 19 Jan 2011, Moscow, Russia has stepped up cooperation with the US and Canada to protect its nuclear installations from terrorist attacks, Continue reading →

January 20, 2011 Posted by | Russia, safety | Leave a comment

Nuclear doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) is now out of date

if the two sides agree to do away with mutual nuclear deterrence through a legally binding, verifiable agreement, which could also form the basis for future weapons reductions. Such a step would represent a radical departure from the status quo, but its time may well have come.

Time to Put an End to MAD,  The Moscow Times, 18 January 2011By Samuel Charap and Mikhail Troitskiy “…… as long as mutual nuclear deterrence defines the relationship between the United States and Russia on nuclear issues, future arms deals will likely prove far more difficult to negotiate and be subject to even greater domestic political resistance. To change these dynamics, instead of pursuing a further round of numerical cuts, Washington and Moscow should consider using the next treaty to renounce deterrence. Continue reading →

January 18, 2011 Posted by | Russia, USA, weapons and war | Leave a comment

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