Russia Sends Nuclear Fuel Across Arctic on Ship with History of Safety Violations Weeks after sending crude oil on non-ice class tankers through the Arctic, Russian authorities shipped nuclear fuel across the Northern Sea Route on a cargo ship not specialized in the transport of nuclear fuel. Ship records also show a host of safety deficiencies during past inspections. The nuclear fuel traveled from Murmansk to Pevek to resupply the floating nuclear power plant Akademik Lomonosov.
Puts Cooperation with Russia about Nuclear Safety on Hold During Tuesday’s meeting at the Norwegian-Russian nuclear commission it was decided that Norway will put funding of this cooperation with Russia on hold. “We will continue without Norway” says the head of the Russian delegation.
Russia Has Once Again Become the Solution to Germany’s Nuclear Problem Below everyone’s radar, Russia has once again started importing depleted uranium from the German nuclear power industry. Greenpeace now warns that Russia may end up as a radioactive dumping ground for other countries’ nuclear waste.
