Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom announced in a press release that the world's only floating nuclear power plant has entered full commercial exploitation. Below is the full text of the press release. One-of-a-kind floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) “Akademic Lomonosov” has been fully commissioned in Pevek, Chukotka region in the Russian Far East. Andrei…
Russian Nuclear Security Update
Russian Ministry of Justice registered new revision of Basic Rules of Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (Russian acronym: OPUK). The revision was prepared by Russian nuclear regulator, Rostechnadzor. The new OPUK, NP-030-19, became effective starting April 20th and replaced previous version, NP-030-12 enacted in 2012. Key Changes: Clarifying procedure for investigating potential and confirmed…