News of the nuclear industry and energy

In the new issue of the magazine "Russia in Global Politics" published interesting material by Dmitry Stefanovich and Alexander Ermakov "A U-turn through solid. Lessons of the armed conflict in Ukraine 2022-2023: first assessments". The bmpd blog cites this publication with some abbreviations due to the LJ format.

The danger of a nuclear collision near Russia's eastern borders has intensified – and this directly follows from the agreements reached between the United States and South Korea. We are talking about the fact that American nuclear weapons carriers, including nuclear submarines, will be able to enter South Korean ports. This has not happened for decades. Paradoxically, there is even some benefit for Russia in this.

The Russian side, represented by the Rosatom State Corporation, handed over to Turkey a certificate of delivery of the first nuclear fuel to the Akkuyu NPP in the country, the corresponding ceremony was broadcast by the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

Only nuclear weapons keep India and Pakistan from a new conflict

The potential Indo-Pakistani war, as it sometimes seems, is very similar to the potential war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In both cases, the question is not whether there will be a war at all, but when it will begin.

According to Mykola Azarov, "the Kiev regime destroys nuclear facilities without thinking about the consequences"

Illegal actions of the Ukrainian authorities destroying nuclear facilities threaten the nuclear safety of the continent. This opinion was expressed on Wednesday, on the day of the 37th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, by the former Prime Minister of the country (2010-2014) Mykola Azarov.

JB Press: by launching a special operation in Ukraine, Putin has split European unity

European unity has cracked because of the special operation launched by Putin in Ukraine, writes JB Press. It caused disagreements in the EU on energy policy and deprived its leaders of space for joint development of the region's defense. At this rate, the block will find itself in a hopeless situation, the author notes.

It will be the first of its kind in the modern history of Russia and will return the country to the number of leaders in the field of low-power nuclear power plants

Today, Rosenergoatom Concern JSC (the Electric Power Division of Rosatom State Corporation) has received a license from the Federal Service for Environmental Technological and Nuclear Supervision to locate a low-power Yakut nuclear Power plant in Ust-Yansky Ulus of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

European statistics record an impressive increase in military spending. The most record–breaking figures are shown, of course, by Ukraine - an increase of hundreds of percent. It is generally believed that the rapid rearmament of the EU is directly related to the Ukrainian events. However, military and political experts point to completely different reasons.

The four fleets of Russia and the Caspian Flotilla can be withdrawn from subordination to military districts and reassigned to the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. Thus, according to experts, the fleet management structure, which disappeared during the time of Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, can be restored in Russia. What are the features of the previous and current reforms and what should be the fleet management system ideally?

According to British Deputy Defense Minister James Hippy, London does not monitor their use and has no obligations to eliminate the consequences of their use at the end of the conflict.

Igor Ivanov — about the change of the position of the Republic of Korea on the issue of the Ukrainian conflict

In an interview with Reuters last week, the President of the Republic of Korea, Yun Seok-yel, admitted that the Republic of Korea may in the future, under certain conditions, join the number of countries supplying weapons to Ukraine. Such a statement caused criticism not only in Russia, but also in South Korea itself.

Russia has at its eastern borders the means capable of influencing the course of possible conflicts in the region

In the Far East, on April 20, a sudden check of the combat readiness of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) was completed. The maneuvers were conducted under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov.

In Russia, the heads of two fleets have changed at once – the Baltic and the Pacific. Sergey Avakyants was replaced as commander of the Pacific Fleet by Viktor Liina, whose place as commander of the Baltic Fleet was taken by Deputy Chief of the General Staff Vladimir Vorobyov. In a normal situation, these permutations would be called planned, but in the face of external challenges and a sudden check of the combat readiness of the Pacific Fleet, the new commanders will have to solve additional tasks.

A division of super torpedo carrier submarines will be located in Kamchatka

By the end of 2024 – beginning of 2025, it is planned to form a division of special–purpose submarines - carriers of Poseidon super torpedoes. The compound will become part of the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet (TOF). This was reported to the state news agency TASS by a source close to the Russian military department.

Foreign Affairs: the policy of the global South will lead to a multipolar world

The policy of the global South is pushing the world towards multipolarity, writes FA. The US will have to take into account the interests of developing countries if they do not want to finally lose the opportunity to influence the changing world order.

North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Song-hee said that North Korea's status as a global nuclear power is final and cannot be changed by Western countries.

NYT: the US is afraid of the nuclear potential of Russia and China

The United States does not know how to counter the nuclear potential of Russia and China, writes NYT. Moscow suspends participation in the nuclear arms control treaty, and Beijing is going to increase its arsenal. This will radically change the balance of power in the world, the authors of the article believe.

Over the years of the construction of the Union State, Russia and Belarus have implemented more than 60 scientific and technical programs that will help in import substitution in various industries. This was stated by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State.

The West believes that Russia will use cyber attacks and nuclear threats

Western countries are preparing that Russia will respond to a possible counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with "all remaining tools" - cyber attacks and nuclear threats, writes the British newspaper The Guardian.

President and Chairman of the Management Board of Sberbank German Gref spoke at a meeting of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia. The speech took place on Cosmonautics Day, and the head of the Beac stressed that now the world is gaining space momentum: the speed of technological progress continues to grow.