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Russia: Floating nuclear power plant set for first refueling

Type of event:
Nuclear

Victims

Wounded

Date

October 13, 2023

What happened

Nuclear fuel has been delivered to Russia’s floating nuclear power plant Akademik Lomonosov with the landmark refuelling set to begin before the end of the year. The fuel was delivered by TVEL, Rosatom’s fuel division, via the Northern Sea Route to the site, in Pevek, in the Chukotka region, in northeast Russia. The fuel was manufactured by TVEL’s Elektrostal Machine-Building Plant, which is in the Moscow region.

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