Dmitry Gorchakov

1 month ago | bellona.org | Dmitry Gorchakov |Charles Digges

This piece by Bellona’s Dmitry Gorchakov originally appeared in The Moscow Times. On Feb. 24, the pro-Kremlin outlet EA Daily reported that Tenex, a subsidiary of Rosatom, had resumed exporting low-enriched uranium to the United States. Citing data from the procurement tracking service ImportGenius, the report said that on Feb. 12, the vessel Atlantic Navigator II delivered a total of 100 tons of enriched uranium to the port of Baltimore.

2 months ago | bellona.org | Dmitry Gorchakov |Charles Digges

The following speech was given by Bellona nuclear expert Dmitry Gorchakov at the Arctic Frontiers conference, which was in session this week in Tromsø, Norway. Nuclear activity in the Arctic region of Russia has been ongoing for over 70 years. More than 100 nuclear tests were conducted here, and more than a hundred nuclear-powered submarines, military ships, and civilian vessels were built, operated, and decommissioned here.

Jan 13, 2025 | bellona.org | Dmitry Gorchakov |Charles Digges

Supplies to GermanyOn January 3, Spiegel newspaper, citing data from the Ministry for Environment, Energy, and Climate Protection of Lower Saxony, reported that “despite the war in Ukraine, at least 68.6 tons of uranium were imported from Russia to Germany in 2024, almost 70% more than in 2023.” According to the ministry, the material was supplied to the fuel element production plant owned by Advanced Nuclear Fuels (ANF) in the Lower Saxon town of Lingen.

Jan 9, 2025 | bellona.org | Dmitry Gorchakov |Charles Digges

This piece by Bellona expert Dmitry Gorchakov, initially appeared in The Moscow Times. Currently, 19 nuclear power units with Soviet-designed VVER reactors operate within the EU, all of which use Russian nuclear fuel. All operators of these plants’ operators have already signed new contracts with alternative suppliers — the U.S. company Westinghouse or the French company Framatome. However,  Framatome intends to supply Russian fuel assembled under a Rosatom license in the coming years.

Sep 30, 2024 | bellona.org | Dmitry Gorchakov |Aditya Pareek |Charles Digges

By Dmitry Gorchakov and Aditya Pareek As of mid-2024, the state nuclear corporation Rosatom is simultaneously building about 20 nuclear power plant units in seven countries: China, India, Turkey, Egypt, Bangladesh, Iran and Hungary. India is one of Russia’s largest and oldest partners and one of the first customers of foreign nuclear power plants (along with Iran and China).