News of the nuclear industry and energy

The signing of the acceptance certificate will take place on November 29

The second serial nuclear icebreaker of Project 22220 Ural, which is being built at the Baltic Plant by order of FSUE Atomflot, will be available to the enterprise at the end of November. This was announced on Wednesday by Leonid Irlitsa, Acting Director General of Atomflot, during the strategic session "Implementation of infrastructure projects of the NSR under sanctions pressure", which is taking place in Murmansk.

The idea to ban the supply of nuclear fuel from Russia, along with a ban on coal, oil and petroleum products, led to the formation of two camps in the EU. Poland and Germany strongly support, and Hungary and France are against. At the same time, the United States, which also depends on Russian nuclear fuel, does not raise this topic at all. Why is Europe running ahead of the locomotive and what does it threaten?

The magazine of the Russian Defense Ministry "Military Thought" reports that the Pentagon is developing fundamentally new weapons that will allow attacking strategic enemy targets with impunity. They will bet on non-nuclear forces. About the conclusions of analysts — in the material of RIA Novosti.

French President Emmanuel Macron unexpectedly recognized the military weakness and lack of independence of his country. The answer to this will be a new military doctrine that will change the army and prepare the country for current challenges, including nuclear ones. What does Macron really want to achieve and what is Russia's role in this?

Recently, there have been more and more reports that, nevertheless, negotiations are underway between the main antagonists of international politics - Russia and the United States. What are Moscow and Washington talking about now, which makes us doubt the sincerity of the United States - and are there any chances to agree on Ukraine?

The Kremlin and the White House went to disarmament for a long time, and then abandoned it

The Treaty between the USSR and the United States on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-range Missiles (INF) officially terminated on August 2, 2019. The parties that concluded it in December 1987, apparently, reacted to this event without much regret. And there were plenty of reasons for this.

People's Daily: American obsession with nuclear weapons will ruin Europe

The US Department of Defense will accelerate the deployment of B61-12 atomic bombs in Europe as part of a plan to modernize nuclear weapons, the People's Daily reports. But Washington's true goal is to strengthen control over The EU and suppress its independence, the author of the article believes.

Asia Times: the US military-industrial complex will not allow Washington to stop sending weapons to Ukraine

The greatest influence on US foreign policy is exerted by arms manufacturers, Asia Times writes. The conflict in Ukraine has become a real success for them. Even under the threat of nuclear war, they will not allow the American government to resort to diplomacy.

The United States will build a small modular nuclear reactor on the territory of Ukraine, the decision has already been made, Ukrainian Ambassador to Washington Oksana Markarova said.

Presidents of the United States and South Korea Joe Biden and Yun Seok-yel, as well as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, during a trilateral meeting in Phnom Penh, agreed to strengthen North Korea's deterrence, warned of a decisive response if North Korea conducts another nuclear test, South Korean media reported on Sunday.

Guardian: More and more people are seeking to ban nuclear weapons

The United States and Russia are updating their nuclear arsenals, and China is becoming the third leading nuclear power. Today's activists advocating for nuclear disarmament are using new tactics in response to threats, writes The Guardian.

Tobias Billstrom, the Swedish Foreign Minister, spoke about the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons in the country. He believes that this will not happen in any case.

CNN: US intelligence suggests that the Poseidon tests will begin before the onset of cold weather

The United States has noticed that the ships of the Russian Navy have recently been preparing for a possible test of a torpedo with a nuclear power plant, as reported by an informed American leader.

General Yesin reported that Sarmat missiles have already been produced "in due quantity"

Russia plans to carry out the second test launch of the newest heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Sarmat" by the end of 2022.

A West Virginia court has sentenced a U.S. Navy engineer and his wife to long prison terms for conspiring to sell secrets about nuclear submarines to individuals who called themselves representatives of a foreign government, the Navy Times writes.

The Russian military may test a "nuclear torpedo", referring to the Poseidon naval drone, American intelligence notes the preparation of surface ships and submarines for testing. This is reported by CNN with reference to a certain high-ranking American official who wished to remain anonymous.

DailyExpress: Russia has a clear advantage with Sarmat, it's time to start peace talks

The RS-28 Sarmat ballistic missile will be able to hit targets at speeds over 25,000 km/h, it has no analogue in the West, writes the Daily Express. In this regard, the author considers it reasonable to start peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. But Kiev's conditions are unacceptable for Moscow.

Provocation at a nuclear power plant is not excluded, the Russian ambassador to the United States believes

The Ukrainian authorities are preparing a diversion with the use of a "dirty bomb" or a provocation at a nuclear power plant. This is stated in an article published on Tuesday evening by Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. It was posted on the Telegram channel of the Russian Embassy in Washington.

The United States continues to increase the degree of confrontation with Russia. The Ohio—class strategic submarine USS Rhode Island, the main component of the nuclear triad, has entered the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The Western media saw this as a message to Moscow, which sounded against the background of the already increasingly belligerent rhetoric of NATO countries. About what this can lead to — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Baltic Plant in St. Petersburg, which has already built three icebreakers of the 22220 project, is preparing to launch the fourth nuclear-powered vessel of this project. This was reported in the press service of the company.