Dr. Dmitrii Samokhin from the Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering highlights the potential of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) offered by Rosatom, particularly in regions of India where large NPP construction may not be economically feasible or logistically possible due to terrain and infrastructure constraints. The RITM-200 series SMR NPP, based on pressurized water reactor (PWR) technology, has been proven effective and safe in various applications, including nuclear icebreakers.
In December 2023, the United States unilaterally announced a claim to a huge chunk of seabed well outside its internationally-recognized boundaries off the northern coast of Alaska. Does the US have the resources to enforce its claim? And how do its capabilities stack up against those of other major maritime powers? Sputnik explores.
The Kremlin is doubling down on its support for Iran as the US conducts strikes to preempt attacks by Iranian-back proxies in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen against American and other targets. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) condemned the US