New energy sources to replace oil and natural gas have been easier to find than kicking the dependency on Rosatom, the state-owned nuclear superstore.
Tag: Nuclear Energy
Russia Blasts Ukrainian Cities, Including Biggest Use of Advanced Missiles
Of 81 missiles fired, six were hypersonic weapons, among Russia’s newest and most advanced, which are all but impossible to shoot down.
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Outage Amid Russian Shelling Prompts Fiery U.N. Response
It’s the sixth time the facility had to move to its emergency power supply since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago.
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Conditions Have Deteriorated, Ukraine Says
The International Atomic Energy Agency last week warned that the situation at the plant, which Moscow seized soon after its invasion in February, was “precarious.”
Russian Attacks Intensify in Eastern Ukraine Ahead of Expected Offensive
Russia is deploying hundreds of thousands of newly mobilized soldiers, in small groups, to probe for vulnerabilities in Ukrainian defensive lines.
How a Nuclear Dump in Taiwan Created a Generation of Activists
For members of a Taiwanese tribe, a waste site on their island serves as a painful reminder of the government’s broken promises, and a symbol of their long struggle for greater autonomy.
In the Pacific, Outcry Over Japan’s Plan to Release Fukushima Wastewater
The proposal has angered many of Japan’s neighbors, particularly those with the most direct experience of unexpected exposure to dangerous levels of radiation.
Putin Visits Belarus, Stirring New Concern on Future of Ukraine War
Belarus has resisted being drawn more centrally into the war. But the visit raised worries that a new Russian ground offensive could aim again at Kyiv, near the Belarusian border.
Turning Sci-fi Into Reality
Scientists announced a nuclear fusion breakthrough.
China to Cooperate With Gulf Nations on Nuclear Energy and Space, Xi Says
The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, says that he is eager to work with the Middle Eastern countries, longstanding U.S. allies, in a series of sensitive fields.