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https://www.courthousenews.com/russia-launches-floating-nuclear-reactor-in-arctic-despite-warnings/

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia launched the world’s first floating nuclear reactor, sending it on an epic journey across the Arctic on Friday, despite environmentalists warning of a “Chernobyl on ice.”


The floating nuclear power plant Akademik Lomonosov is towed on April 28, 2018, out of the shipyard in St. Petersburg, Russia, where it was built. Carrying two 35-megawatt nuclear reactors, the Akademik Lomonosov set out Friday from the Arctic port of Murmansk on the Kola Peninsula on a three-week journey to Pevek on the Chukotka Peninsula. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
Loaded with nuclear fuel, the Akademik Lomonosov left the Arctic port of Murmansk to begin its 3,000-mile voyage to Pevek in northeastern Siberia.

Nuclear agency Rosatom says the reactor is a simpler alternative to building a conventional plant on ground that is frozen all year round, and it intends to sell such reactors abroad.

But environmental groups have long warned of the dangers of the project, dubbing it a potential “Chernobyl on ice” and a “nuclear Titanic.”

A deadly explosion this month at a military testing site in Russia’s far north caused a radioactive surge, prompting further concerns.

The reactor’s trip is expected to last between four and six weeks, depending on the weather conditions and the amount of ice on the way.

Work began on the 472-foot Akademik Lomonosov in Saint Petersburg in 2006.

When it arrives in Pevek, a town of 5,000 in the Siberian region of Chukotka, it will replace a local nuclear plant and a closed coal plant.

It is due to go into operation by the end of year, mainly serving the region’s oil platforms as Russia develops the exploitation of hydrocarbons in the Arctic.

Radioactive waste
Rashid Alimov, the head of the energy sector of Greenpeace Russia, said environmental groups had been critical of the idea of a floating reactor since the 1990s.

“Any nuclear power plant produces radioactive waste and can have an accident, but Akademik Lomonosov is additionally vulnerable to storms,” he told AFP.

The float is towed by other vessels, making a collision during a storm more likely, he said.

Because Rosatom plans to store spent fuel onboard, Alimov said “any accident involving this fuel might have a serious impact on the fragile environment of the Arctic.”

He added that there is “no infrastructure for a nuclear clean up” in the region.

Global warming and melting ice has made the Northeast Passage — which connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific along Russia’s northern coast — more accessible.

When AFP visited the Akademik Lomonosov in May 2018, it was a shabby brown colour. It has since been repainted in the red, white and blue of the Russian flag.

The vessel weighs 21,000 tons and has two reactors with a capacity of 35 megawatts each, close to that of those used by nuclear icebreakers.

It has a crew of 69 and travels at a speed of 3.5 to 4.5 knots.

Alimov said the project was a missed opportunity as Chukotka, a region larger than Texas populated by only 50,000 people, “has a huge potential for the development of wind energy.”

“A floating nuclear power plant is a too risky and too expensive way of producing electricity,” he said.

The nuclear industry, seeking to reinvent itself in a gloomy market, is developing smaller, cheaper reactors to attract new customers.

They follow the examples of submarines, icebreakers and aircraft carriers, which have long used nuclear power, and are intended for isolated areas with little infrastructure.


Sssssoooooo... Russia wants Artyom's story to be NON-fiction I take it?
 
Anybody else noticing fawlty wishing death on me with that last post? So much hatred in his heart. Please pray for him.

Fight your own battles.

Don't pull the someone please back me up bitch move that's been on repeated display lately.
 
As I mentioned in the last thread, I've been in the circus.

So I'm happy to say, my friend, you couldn't show me shit :D

Challenge accepted. This is the greatest party city in the world.
 
Chernobyl on Ice sounds like the perfect event for the family.

@Fawlty you ever see Dale and Tucker vs. Evil? One of my favorite movies.
 
I've never gone on a hike. Any washingtonians have any recommendations for a quick weekend hike (on the westside)?
Here's a good website

I've only done day hikes driving distance from Seattle.
Some of the trails I could recommend:
- Tiger Mountain
- Rattlesnake Ledge
- Twin Falls
- Wallace Falls
- Talapus & Olallie Lakes
- Ira Spring Trail (Probably my favorite)
- Lake Serene
- Mt. Si

I'm going to Mt. Rainer in a couple weeks for another day trip. The plan is to do some hikes around Paradise.
 
Here's a good website

I've only done day hikes driving distance from Seattle.
Some of the trails I could recommend:
- Tiger Mountain
- Rattlesnake Ledge
- Twin Falls
- Wallace Falls
- Talapus & Olallie Lakes
- Ira Spring Trail (Probably my favorite)
- Lake Serene
- Mt. Si

I'm going to Mt. Rainer in a couple weeks for another day trip. The plan is to do some hikes around Paradise.
Awesome thank you
 
Ok I clicked wrong, now my forum is white and blue
 
Yup. I'm actually sitting right next to you.

Nah, here. Just mentioning it since we're talking crime.
There's admittedly a stat out there about the West Valley of Salt Lake County.

West Valley City cops are offered a bonus if they LIVE in West Valley City... only 2% of them take the department up on that bonus.
 
Chernobyl on Ice sounds like the perfect event for the family.

@Fawlty you ever see Dale and Tucker vs. Evil? One of my favorite movies.
Never have. I think it's the slightly awkward title and that I don't think I can invest myself in two people named Dale and Tucker.
 
Pretty high-crime city, actually. In addition to the other shitty things about it.
Like Greg hinted, crime is sort of roped off to a few places. And it's not that shitty. A bit isolated, that's the worst part. You end up flying a lot. I liked it a little better than I like the STL area, even with all the activities/culture here. Nothing beats the west coast though.
 
Like Greg hinted, crime is sort of roped off to a few places. And it's not that shitty. A bit isolated, that's the worst part. You end up flying a lot. I liked it a little better than I like the STL area, even with all the activities/culture here. Nothing beats the west coast though.

Probably true in most cities that crime is mostly isolated, though. Oakland is a dangerous city, but I go to it a couple of times a week and I wouldn't know it.
 
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