Here is some current news from Itar-Tass concerning the safety issues:

"MOSCOW, April 19 (Itar-Tass) -- The Federal Service of Atomic Supervision has expressed concern about security at nuclear facilities in Moscow.

The service’s spokesman, Valery Rozhnov, told Itar-Tass on Monday, “There are 11 research reactors in Moscow, the combined capacity of which is 20 megawatt … and part of them are operating at higher educational institutions where it is hard to cerate conditions for effective control over the production of radioactive materials.” "

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2....3968&PageNum=0

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