Two recently published articles in respected outlets highlight potential difficulties in continuing the 2000 accord between the United States and Russia regarding disposition of plutonium that has been removed from nuclear weapons. Unmentioned is the...
RussTech Language Services, Inc. – a leading supplier of translation and interpreting services to the energy industry – is pleased to post the following link to a recent debate conducted under the auspices of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS)...
RussTech Language Services, Inc. is pleased to re-post an article from IEEE Spectrum concerning efforts to generate baseload electricity from deep ocean currents. The article can be accessed at the following link: http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/energy/renewables/a-new-idea-for-green-energy-deep-ocean-current-power/?utm_source=techalert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=101812...
The Fukushima tragedy has caused many nations to reconsider their commitment to nuclear energy. Germany has decided, at least preliminarily, to eliminate nuclear power from its energy mix. France is reconsidering its massive dependence on nuclear, which...
Yes, but do you really understand one another? There are cultures in which people mean “No” when they nod and “Yes” when they shake their head from side to side. There are cultures that seldom say “No” but have a myriad of ways to say “Maybe.” There are...
This blog entry was just posted to the RussTech Language Services website: http://www.russtechinc.com/blog/entry/the_joys_of_telephone_interpreting By Svita Kalinska, Translator/Interpreter I have recently served as the interpreter for a number of phone...
Staff Translator Svita Kalinska posted the following information on the RussTech Language Services website: I became interested in the development of wind power in Crimea for a number of reasons. I was born and raised in Feodosia on the Eastern tip of...
This is not the normal subject matter for a RussTech blog, but it seems important enough to warrant wide dissemination. The March 2012 issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists contains an article on the real threat posed by huge stockpiles of chemical...
The Federation of Atomic Scientists (FAS) recently posted a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on the US Solar PV Industry. CRS reports are not routinely distributed to the general public. RussTech Language Services, Inc. is pleased to provide...
Amid the political upheavals in Russia last December following the Duma elections, a much quieter and potentially more meaningful revolution took place: the World Trade Organization admitted the Russian Federation to membership. See: Russian Analytical...