Boasting of new technology that would prevent another Chernobyl, Russia wants to double its domestic nuclear energy output and triple the sales of its reactors worldwide.
Obninsk, once one of Stalin's secret cities devoted to atomic bomb development, has become a go-to hub for nuclear research and training. Demand for Russian nuclear technology is on the rise.
Chernobyl is a PR headache for Russia's nuclear industry, but a new generation is looking at the bright side of the nuclear disaster.
Russia’s rapidly expanding nuclear industry has set it sights on the freezing waters of the Arctic basin, with an ambitious goal to build the world’s largest “universal” nuclear icebreaker.
Russia’s nuclear industry is expanding quickly. Energy-hungry countries put aside concerns over Chernobyl and Fukushima as they seek to join the nuclear club.
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Eve Conant is a writer based in Washington, D.C. A former staff correspondent for Newsweek, she has also written features for magazines including The New York Times Magazine, ...