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Disclosure statement William Nuttall received funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK under grant reference number EP/K007580/1. He was a Co-Investigator for the NREFS project (Management of Nuclear Risk Issues: Environmental, Financial and Safety) and project lead at The Open University. Philip Thomas is professor of risk management at the University of Bristol and director of Michaelmas Consulting Ltd. The work reported on was carried out as part of the NREFS p...

The incident remained secret until after the demise of the USSR itself. Heres What You Need to Know: The K-431 incident was one of several involving Soviet submarine reactors. In 1985, a Soviet submarine undergoing a delicate refueling procedure experienced a freak accident that killed ten naval personnel. The fuel involved was not diesel, but nuclear, and the resulting environmental disaster contaminated the area with dangerous, lasting radiation. The incident, which remained secret until aft...

The good news from 2020: 10 sunny stories from an otherwise dark year.   Nuclear power ridiculously expensive and uncompetitive – the market has spoken. ARCTIC.  Russia marketing small nuclear reactors to the Arctic , (who cares about the toxic wastes?). JAPAN.  Fukushima nuclear debris removal to be delayed due to pandemic. USA.

Russian Army Chief Warns of Nuclear Risks in Cyber Hacks, Space   https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/russia-general-warns-cyber-attacks-pose-nuclear-risks-tass-says Stepan Kravchenko  December 25 2020, (Bloomberg) — The extension of military confrontation into the cyber sphere and space raises the risks of incidents involving nuclear weapons, Russia’s top general warned Thursday, highlighting concerns about growing tensions. “The risks of incidents is rising from interference in s...