Of Russian ships that live with nuclear plants

The Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant, with four reactors, dominates the landscape of Udomlya, a small town in Russia, and plays a significant role in its economy. The plant provides around 6,000 jobs, or 25% of the town's working-age population, and cooperates with local schools, colleges, and universities to develop future talent. The town appears to have a normal daily life, with residents fishing, swimming in the lake, and tending to their gardens, despite the nuclear plant's proximity.

The plant's management claims to prioritize safety, with continuous radiation monitoring and publicly available data, and says it has a sanitation protection zone and a wider monitoring zone. A recent fishing competition was held on Lake Udomlya, with teams from 11 countries participating, and a Malaysian team, including a nuclear engineer and a non-experienced angler, surprisingly won the competition.