Russia Uses Lesson of Chernobyl as a Selling Point for Its Reactor Technology
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 13:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Russia's nuclear ambitions were on full display at "AtomExpo"--a three-day festival of international nuclear technology and conversation hosted by Rosatom, Russia's state-owned nuclear company, this past June in Moscow. Whether it was Fukushima's plant manager describing those first critical moments during the tsunami and the new thinking on "extreme" natural events or the myriad branches of the Rosatom empire showing off their wares at their slick booths, the message was clear: When it comes to nuclear, Russia is open for business . [More]