Everyone is concerned about our nuclear safety. But especially the west? Radiation and environmental safety - the logical end of the cycle of using both peaceful and military nuclear power-are intertwined in the" Gordian knot " of our time and have become the subject of close attention not only to the citizens of the countries that own nuclear reactors, but also to the entire world community. In the early 90s, the Red Banner Northern Fleet came under heavy criticism from foreign and domestic media. He was charged with nothing less than the "potential risk of radioactive contamination" of the Kola Arctic. Then the fleet was "hung up" on the threat to the ecology of the Northern European countries, the seas washing the coast of Scandinavia. Simply put, Western experts have done a lot of hard work to make the northern bastion of Russia appear in the eyes of the world community as a kind of monster" that brings nuclear destruction to all living things by the mere fact of its existence. The article "Passion for the North" is by no means a struggle for the honor of the naval jacket. It's just that in recent years, the problem of nuclear safety (NPS) has become so multifaceted and ambiguous that it's time to reflect on the issues: "How much are the alleged "guilty" to blame for what happened and is everything so terrible?", "Who are the "judges" and how will we pay for environmental well-being?", " Which way will we go More?.." There's a raging atom under your feet Four years ago I was lucky: I was seconded to the crew of the nuclear submarine "Tambov" for the period of combat service. And on one of the days of autonomous navigation, the commander of the reactor compartment, Lieutenant Commander Anton Tumarov, invited me to go with him to the hardware enclosure. For the officer, this was not out of the ordinary: once a week, he checked the condition of the reactor superstructures. For me, the opportunity to get into the" mecca "of nuclear submariners, to stand on a "li ... Читать далее